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Headline: Threatened With Extinction: Sumatran Orangutan Hangs From Tree In Indonesia As Only 7,500 Estimated To Remain

Caption: A Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii lesson) hangs from a tree branch in Aceh Tenggara District, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The Sumatran Orangutan population is threatened with extinction due to ongoing illegal hunting. It is currently estimated that there are only 7,500 remaining in the wild compared to 200,000 in the 1990's. Their populations are in 13 geographically separated areas on the island of Sumatra.

Keywords: wildlife,extinction,Sumatran Orangutan,Pongo abelii lesson

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