1. The Orangutan Network The orangutan Network is an opportunity to make a concrete contribution to orangutan conservation and the understanding of orangutan local traditions. http://www.orangutannetwork.net/

"The Orangutan Network is an opportunity to make a concrete contribution to orangutan conservation and the understanding of orangutan local traditions. The Network strives to: 1. Achieve effective local conservation through a permanent research presence at active long-term field sites. 2. Document the extent of geographic variation in local traditions among orangutans, much of which is expected to have a cultural component." -Carel van Schaik, Ph.D. Orangutan Network Information Click here for information and background about the Orangutan Network. Donations Click here to become a sponsor and donate money to the research and conservation efforts in SE Asia. Field Sites List Map Version Information about the existing orangutan research sites in Borneo and Sumatra.

2. Orangutan Foundation International The orangutan Foundation International is comitted to saving orangutans through wildlife research, rainforest preservation, conservation and education. http://www.orangutan.org/

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3. Orangutan Foundation International - Home Page Welcome to the orangutan Foundation International Home Page! We are comitted to saving the orangutan through wildlife research, rainforest preservation, conservation and education. Facts and Figures! Press News. orangutan Tours. Merchandise. Links References Who is the orangutan of the Month? Image Gallery http://www.orangutan.org/home/home.php

Last Update 18-May-04 Events Calendar Facts and Figures! Orangutan Tours Merchandise Protect the rainforest! Who is the Orangutan of the Month? Image Gallery Join our mailing list Tell your friends Orangutan Wallpaper ... Site Map "For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal." (Thomas Jefferson) "The mission of the Orangutan Foundation International is to support the conservation and understanding of the orangutan and its rain forest habitat while caring for ex-captive individuals as they make their way back to the forest. " (more) Quick Links! I would really like to ... know why orangutans are in danger become a new member of the OFI learn more about orangutans donate a sum of money to the OFI foster an orphan orangutan volunteer my time, services or equipment send a greetings card to a friend tell a friend about the work of the OFI plant a tree World Education begins Farmer Field School Programs in Tanjung Puting Field News - GIS Mapping and Conservation at Tanjung Puting National Park Dr. Galdikas to lead seven-day Borneo trip!

4. Center For Orangutan And Chimpanzee Conservation Nonprofit Wauchula, Florida organization providing permanent sanctuary for discarded and abandoned pets. Includes photos of the sheltered animals and facilities, news, and a list of materials needed. http://www.prime-apes.org/

Center for Great Apes (Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation) NEW! See pictures of our Orangutan Habitat completed and Newest section of orangutan chutes The Center for Great Apes, located in Wauchula, Florida, was founded in 1993 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its primary purpose is to provide a permanent sanctuary in a safe and enriching environment for orangutans and chimpanzees in need of long-term life care  specifically those who have been used in entertainment, kept as pets by private owners, or served as research subjects. The Center began as an effort to offer lifetime care for five young apes born at a private breeding facility before they were sold as pets or entertainers, and so far, has additionally taken in nine older apes with circus, pet, and research backgrounds. Currently, the Center houses

5. ENDANGERED In The Wild : Islands ape that lives on the Asian continent, the orangutan is found on the Malaysian islands of Borneo and in tropical Asian forests. The orangutan's story is similar to that of http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_orang.htm

ORANGUTAN Malaysian Islands Unknown The only great ape that lives on the Asian continent, the orangutan is found on the Malaysian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Its name means "man of the forest," and it is one of thousands of species of wildlife that live in tropical Asian forests. The orangutan's story is similar to that of a large number of Asian animals: its forest habitat is being rapidly destroyed by conversion to agriculture, both by large commercial plantations and smaller subsistence farms. At the same time, humans are killing the orang's prey species (birds and small mammals) for food and capturing it for the pet trade. here are an estimated 30,000 orangutans left in the wild, about 20,000 on Borneo and 10,000 on Sumatra. Scientists are uncertain whether all orangutans are one species, or whether the Sumatran and Bornean populations have become so isolated from each other that they are two subspecies. (Click here to read more about species and subspecies The great apes include gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans. Of these, orangs are the most arboreal (living in trees). It is rare for an adult orang to ever touch the ground. Their strong hands, handlike feet, and long arms (with a span of up to 8 feet) are supremely adapted to life in the trees. They do not even have to come to the ground to drink they drink the water that collects in tree holes.

6. Welcome To The World Of The Orangutan! Het valt beslist niet mee, om een orangutan in het oerwoud te zien, want ze zijn erg schuw en leven alleen in de hoogste boomtoppen. Virtuele tocht door het oerwoud. http://orangutan.flevoland.to/

7. The Orangutan Foundation UK The aim of the orangutan Foundation is to protect the orangutan and to conserve itsrainforest habitat whilst caring for and repatriating excaptive orangutans http://www.orangutan.org.uk/

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8. Animal Bytes: Orangutan orangutan. Fast Facts. Common name orangutan, orangutan. Class Mammalia. Order Primate. Family Pongidae. Genus species Pongo (gorilla/orangutan) pygmaeus (small, dwarfish) Size head and body http://www.seaworld.org/AnimalBytes/orangutanab.html

Orangutan Fast Facts Common name: orangutan, orang-utan Class: Mammalia Order: Primate Family: Pongidae Genus species: Pongo (gorilla/orangutan) pygmaeus (small, dwarfish) Size: head and body length, male, .97 m (3.2 ft.); female .78 m (2.6 ft.) Weight: males up to 90 kg (198 lb.); females to 50 kg (110 lb.) Description: the only great ape from Asia. Taxonomy is disputed, formerly two subspecies: Bornean ( P. p. pygmaeus ) has a round face with dark red coat; Sumatran ( P. p. abelii ) has a long narrow face with paler longer hair. Adult males of both species have large cheek flaps. Life span: up to 50 years Sexual maturity: between 7 and 10 years of age Gestation: 260 to 270 days Habitat: Primary lowland swamp in Borneo and montane forest in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Diet: fruit and other plant materials including leaves, bark, flowers, and nuts, occasionally insects and small mammals. Status: listed as endangered by USFWS and protected by CITES Fun Facts Unlike other great apes, orangutans are solitary by nature; this may be related to their need for large quantities of fruit which are dispersed throughout the forest. Even though they are able to walk upright for short distances, orangutans travel mostly by brachiating (swinging from one branch to another by the arms) through trees, using well-worn corridors in the forest canopy.

9. Sumatran Orangutan - Pongo Pygmaeus Web site for the Sedgwick County Zoo, located at 5555 Zoo Boulevard in Wichita, Kansas 67212, phone 316942-2212 © Sedgwick County Zoo, credit Vernon McGee. Sumatran orangutan. Pongo pygmaeus abelii Monkey, Squirrel. Muntjac, Indian. orangutan, Sumatran. Oryx, Arabian. Otter, North American River http://www.scz.org/animals/o/orang.html

© Sedgwick County Zoo, credit: Vernon McGee Sumatran Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus abelii Physical Characteristics These apes have long reddish-brown hair, very long arms and a large, heavy body. Adult males have large cheek pouches. They have an opposable thumb and big toe and long fingers and toes. Size of average adult height: male = 4.5 feet, female = 3.5 feet weight: male = 200+ pounds, female = 110 pounds Approximate life span is 30 - 45 years in the wild and 50 years in captivity. Diet Wild: fruits and leaves Behavior Diurnal (active during the day), nest at night Solitary Males call daily to breeding females, females will congregate briefly Reproduction: single births gestation: 8.5 months young weaned at 7 years Environmental/Global Habitat: large tracts of mature rainforest Distribution: Islands of Sumatra in Southeast Asia Status: Endangered, CITES Appendix I Wild: habitat destruction-logging, human encroachment poaching and smuggling Captive: human disease research sensitivity to human illnesses Conservation Efforts Public education and awareness of orangutans and orangutan needs Legislation Reintroduction and rehabilitation programs Research and Investigation Programs Wild: Burite Galdikas-Orangutan behavior At SCZ: Ethyl Tobach and Gary Greenburg-Orangutan self-awareness studies Suggested Reading Orangutan Endangered Ape , Aline Amon , Jeffrey H. Schwartz

10. Sumatran Orangutan Society Sumatran orangutan Society, Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered.Habitat loss and poaching are pushing them towards imminent extinction. http://www.orangutans-sos.org/

S umatran O rangutan S ociety Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered. Habitat loss and poaching are pushing them towards imminent extinction. Please help us to help them. Tragedy Hits Bohorok Urgent: Sign the petition! Updated Feb 04

11. Orangutan Sanctuary orangutan Sanctuary welcome! Preview Anne Russon s latest book, orangutansWizards of the Rainforest! orangutan photos by Anne Russon. http://www.yorku.ca/arusson/

Orangutan Sanctuary welcome! This primate site provides in-depth information and resources for people dedicated to facilitating the reintroduction of orangutans to their natural habitats. Foremost, these pages are intended to aid professionals and researchers involved in conservation management at orangutan rehabilitation sites and sanctuaries. This web site belongs to Dr. Anne Russon, a professor at York University and a prominent primatologist who has devoted many years of study to the red ape and has published numerous books and articles on orangutans. Preview Anne Russon's latest book, Orangutans: Wizards of the Rainforest Orangutan photos by: Anne Russon Site credits: orangutan_sanctuary@yahoo.ca Last updated: March 23rd, 2001

12. Orangutan-Health Research project based in Sumatra investigating the use of medicinal plants by orangutans. Includes photo gallery and volunteer program. http://www.orangutan-health.org/

Introduction Objectives About Us Collaborators ... Links Many years ago, the wild orangutan's range covered Laos, Vietnam, other areas in Asia and smaller islands in the Indian Ocean. The orangutan is now extinct in these areas and can only be found in the northern areas of Sumatra and on Borneo, Southeast Asia. With a population of approximately 60,000 Bornean orangutans (P.H.V.A. Conference, Jakarta 2004) are not in as immediate danger of extinction as those inhabiting Sumatra , whose population estimates reach only between 4500 and 5400 ecologically extinct in the wild within the next ten years One of the last strongholds of the Sumatran orangutan is a portion of the Gunung Leuser (GL) National Park located in the province of North Sumatra. The Leuser Ecosystem is the largest protected rainforest system in Southeast Asia and home to one of the largest orangutan populations in the world. However, the range, diversity and orangutan populations of this area continue to be diminished by logging and other human activities. Webmaster: Ivo Snabl Back to CBA pages Updated 07.06.2004

13. The Orangutan Foundation UK - The Red Ape Of Borneo And Sumatra Information and facts about the forests of Indonesia, the orangutan shabitat Click Here. (forestdata.pdf 28Kb). Foundation patrols http://www.orangutan.org.uk/history/orangutan.php

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14. Orang-outang, Orang-utan Or Orangutan - Save Them All Campaigns to save orangutans and the rain forests where they live from extinction. http://www.poundhill.net/orang.htm

Orang-outang, orang-utan or orangutan - a plea for diversity Click on the picture for SOS web site describing The Bohorok Centre for ex-captive or refugee Sumatran orangutans Apes are the closest relatives to humans on the planet that we share with them. They show at least the same parental devotion to their young. Many are better parents. They are stronger and more agile than humans and they come quite near to humans in intelligence. Some (but not all) human intelligence is being used to further causes that threaten apes with extinction within a decade, yet in observing their society we can learn more about our own beginnings. Human DNA differs from that of apes by between 1.6 and 3.6 per cent. Leadership and the survival of the creatures on the planet The Indonesian rainforest is vanishing fast and many species, great and small, are threatened. Megawati Sukamoputri, Indonesia's first female president, has indicated that tackling illegal logging is firmly on the agenda. Conservation groups hope that her administration will ensure good forest management and effective law enforcement to safeguard Indonesia's rainforrest - a treasure-trove of biodiversity of global importance. Megawati recently announcd that Indonesia's forest concession holders, many of whom source timber illegally, will soon need a government-approved certificate of sustainable forest management if they want to continue operations. The Government also recently ordered a temporary ban on log exports in a desperate bid to curb rampant illegal logging.

15. Selamat Datang Di Website BOS Menjalani sebuah program reintroduksi orangutan sitaan di Kalimantan Timur. http://www.orangoetan.nl/bosid/

Selamat Datang di Website BOS (Yayasan Penyelamatan Orangutan Balikpapan) "Kami memperjuangkan pelestarian orangutan dan habitatnya di Indonesia." Koleksi berita berita terbaru berita terdahulu Fokus berita berita Willie Smits Tentang BOS Apa Itu Yayasan BOS Orangutan Dalam Bahaya Orangutan Kisah Piyona Kisah Titon Bantulah Luna Riset Reintroduksi Wanariset Latar Belakang Berpartisipasi Info Sponsorship Kontak Kami Kontak Kami +++ berita baru +++ berita baru +++ berita baru +++ Mike Vs Teknisi: siapa yang menang? 21 Agustus 2002 Di kandang Hepatitis ada 1 orangutan yang besar namanya "Ari". Dia adalah boss di kelompok ini. Karena "status sosialnya" ini maka tidak satu orangutan pun berani berekelahi atau bertengkar dengan dia. Selanjutnya >> Penyelamatan 4 orangutan ke Palangkaraya 21 Agustus 2002 Cuaca di Pontianak Kalimantan barat sangat tidak bersahabat akhir-akhir ini. Banyak asap yang diakibatkan oleh kebakaran lahan dan hutan yang terjadi di Kalimantan Barat yang mengganggu pernapasan dari masyarakat, khususnya anak-anak dan orang lanjut usia. Selanjutnya >> Laporan Singkat Bayi Orangutan di hutan km. 35

16. BOS-USA Homepage BOSUSA Homepage This science site gives information about orangutans, their habitat, and the possibility of their extinction. Included is information about where they live, how they look, their http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.orangutan.com/index.htm&y=029A8D

17. Orangutan Foundation International - Orangutan Tours Mission statement, history and background to the orangutan Foundation Internationaland it s President, Dr Birute Galdikas and Vice President, Dr Gary Shapiro. http://www.orangutan.org/tours/index.php

Events Calendar Facts and Figures! Orangutan Tours Merchandise Protect the rainforest! Who is the Orangutan of the Month? Image Gallery Join our mailing list Tell your friends Orangutan Wallpaper ... Site Map Orangutan Tours 11 day study and support tour 7 day tour with Dr. Galdikas Field volunteer program GIS volunteer program ... Contact Us ofi@orangutan.org Website enquiries to webmaster@orangutan.org For further details on any of the programs and projects presented within or just for more information please contact Telephone: 800-ORANGUTAN in US or +1 (323) 938-6046; Fax: +1 (323) 938-6047 Write: OFI, 4201 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 407, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA

18. Arrests Over Orangutan Killings CNN http://cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/08/26/malaysia.orangutans.ap/index.h

19. The Orangutan Network The orangutan Network was also represented and this website will be used as thebasis for the orangutan cultures database and the discussion among the http://www.orangutannetwork.net/workshop.htm

ON Home Field Site Map Field Site List ON Information ... Survey ©Serge Wich T he Orangutans Compared Workshop was held in San Francisco, CA from February 14th to the 17th of 2002. It was funded by the Leakey Foundation. The Participants included field researchers from Bukit Lawang Camp Leakey Danum Valley Gunung Palung ... Lokan (David Agee, 1967-1971), Mentoko , Meratus, Setia Alam (OuTrop) SOCP Soraya Suaq Balimbing , Sungai Wain, and Wanariset . The Orangutan Network was also represented and this website will be used as the basis for the orangutan cultures database and the discussion among the researchers in the private forum. This workshop has resulted in an article in the January 3rd edition of Science. Article: Carel van Schaik

20. CNN.com - Q&A: Orangutan Scientist Talks With CNN - Jan. 2, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/01/02/coolsc.knott/index.html

CNN Europe CNN Asia Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese On CNN TV Transcripts Headline News CNN International ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Harvard anthropologist Cheryl Knott Story Tools RELATED Science Magazine Gunung Palung Orangutan Project Dr. Cheryl Knott Harvard University Department of Anthropology Cheryl Knott is director of the Gunung Palung Orangutan Project in West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. The Harvard University anthropologist talked to CNN about a report she co-authored in the January 2 edition of Science magazine. CNN: What's the significance of determining that orangutans have culture, and have for 14 million years? KNOTT: Biological anthropologists would argue that culture is an evolved human adaptation. Thus, the question is, when did this evolve? Is it unique to humans? Do we see behaviors in our closest living relatives, the apes, that have cultural aspects to them? If so, under what conditions do these cultural behaviors occur? How are they invented? How are they transmitted? Answering these questions helps us to understand how, when and why full-blown culture evolved in humans. So, basically, the significance is that seeing incipient culture in orangutans helps us to understand how, when and why culture evolved in humans.

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