Dramatic Decline of Bornean Orangutans/ Curr. Biol., Feb. 15, 2018 (Vol. 28, Issue 5)

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Voigt et al. show the negative impact of natural resource demand on the abundance and distribution of Bornean orangutans. Over 16 years, more than 100,000 individuals were lost. Although decline rates were highest when habitat was destroyed, the absolute loss was largest in forested areas. This is consistent with research indicating that killing is a major driver of orangutan decline.

Check out the paper at http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)30086-1.

M. Voigt, S.A. Wich,  M. Ancrenaz, E. Meijaard, N. Abram, G.L. Banes, G. Campbell-Smith, L.J. d’Arcy, R.A. Delgado, A. Erman, et al. (2018). Global Demand for Natural Resources Eliminated More Than 100,000 Bornean Orangutans. Curr. Biol. 28.

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