The Orangutan (Orang Utan)

The Orangutan (Pongo pygmeus) is a primate species that like most of the other wildlife needs tropical lowland forest to survive. It is only found in the wild on the islands of Sumatera and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Since 1992, the Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) heve been releasing rehabilitated orangutans into the Sungai Wain forest. These orangutans have confiscated from the black market and from those illegally kept as pets. Wild orangutans are not only rare, but in real danger of extinction.