Today is International #OrangutanDay. Orangutans are natural farmers of the rainforest. They travel great distances across the landscape, consuming and dispersing different seeds as they go. In the process, they help to maintain and grow the diversity of trees in the forest, a hugely important role for this large, flagship species so well known and loved around the world. For this reason, orangutans are also an important measure of the health of an ecosystem: if a forest has orangutans, it also means it is home to many, many other species of flora and fauna!
For the last 20 years, the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, with support from national and international partners, has run vital field conservation initiatives, ranging from orangutan rescue, rehabilitation and reintroduction to the wild, biodiversity research and habitat protection. SOCP's work has resulted in tangible impacts for orangutans and their rainforest home, not least the establishment of the two new populations of reintroduced orangutans in Sumatra.
📷 Kike Arnal / Arcus Foundation - Great Ape Conservation
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