Today is not only World Humanitarian day but also World Orangutan day. We must increase public worldwide awareness about humanitarian assistance and the importance of international public understanding and cooperation on ALL fronts.
There are plans to wipe 1.2 million hectares of forest off the map in Sumatra, replacing some of the most biodiverse rainforest in the world with gold mining, oil palm plantations, logging and roads. These forests are the only place on Earth where orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos co-exist. And they all are critically endangered. Experts have warned that if these plans go ahead, all these iconic species could face extinction within 10 years!
Close to 90% of the orangutans have disappeared over the last fifty years. Extinction is forever!