The lowland forest habitats of this red "man of the forest" are fast disappearing under the chainsaw, or being burned deliberately to make way for agriculture and oil palm plantations.

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Useful orang-utan sites WWF network | Other organisations WWF network WWF-International www.panda.org/orangutan Other organisations ARKive ARKive is leading the 'virtual' conservation effort - finding, sorting, cataloguing and copying the key audio-visual records of the world's animals, plants and fungi, and building them into comprehensive and enduring multi-media digital profiles. Visit the Sumatran orang-utan or Bornean orang-utan sections of www.arkive.org The Orangutan Foundation International Founded in 1986, the Orangutan Foundation was created to involve all people who care about orang-utans and their rainforest habitat. The Orangutan Foundation International and its chapters are currently working on forest restoration programs, an orang-utan education and care centre, and an orang-utan sanctuary to expand the scope of their conservation mission. www.orangutan.org The Sumatran Orangutan Society www.orangutans-sos.org PanEco's Sumatran Orangutan Re-introduction Program www.sumatranorangutan.com/ Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK www.savetheorangutan.co.uk The Orangutan Foundation UK www.orangutan.org.uk The Orangutan Network www.orangutannetwork.net Nature www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/orangutans

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