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Up to 2,000 new orangutans found on Borneo!

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ScottWoz	Apr 18 2009, 01:19 AM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	National Geographic have just announced the exciting discovery of 219 'nests' in Kalimantan: "It may seem hard to miss hundreds of fiery-orange apes—unless they live hidden in 2 million acres (809,371 hectares) of Borneo's rugged mountain forests. Combing through the island's East Kalimantan Province—part of Borneo's Indonesian sector—last December, conservationists discovered 219 orangutan nests. The scientists used this number to make a wider estimate that the new population may contain up to two thousand Bornean orangutans." Click here for more.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

sianeth	Apr 18 2009, 06:28 AM Post #2
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	Thats awesome. Do we think there are more out there that are still undiscovered?

bowo	Apr 18 2009, 12:39 PM Post #3
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 18-April 09 From: jogjakarta, indonesia Member No.: 276238 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(sianeth @ Apr 18 2009, 06:28 AM) Thats awesome. Do we think there are more out there that are still undiscovered? thats complicated problem. The habitats is destroy with palm oil, mining and other extraction. Indonesia is bad environemnt management

wakingdream	Apr 20 2009, 08:29 PM Post #4
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5853 Joined: 18-August 06 From: Guelph, Ontario Member No.: 13336	yeah yeah yeahhh! That is awesome news to read! Especially when we're so often hearing about the decline of so many species. Thanks for that Scott -------------------- ~Susie 'Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.'

rbisset	Apr 21 2009, 05:44 AM Post #5
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2215 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	Good to hear -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

aopaq	Apr 21 2009, 05:58 AM Post #6
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 1919 Joined: 31-May 06 Member No.: 893	Hopefully there are many other similar "nests" like this occurring all across the world for different animal, insect and plant species that we are also not aware of!

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