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Oil Palm and Orangutans: Habitat Destruction Threatens Native Populations [1]

Endangered orangutans and other rare species are suffering due to companies that extract palm oil tearing through their natural habitats on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo.

Publication Date: 
27/10/2015
Nature World News [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Palm Oil [4], Deforestation [5], Indonesia [6], Endangered Species [7], Mammals [8]
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