Sumatran Orangutan

Sumatran Orangutan has a population of fewer than 14,000 individuals, a decline of over 80% in the last 75 years due to palm oil plantation expansion in northern Sumatra. This is a steeper drop than the Javan Rhinoceros faces proportionally, though the rhinoceros has a smaller absolute number. Fragmented forest patches isolate groups, preventing breeding and increasing human-wildlife conflict. Each year, an estimated 1,000 orangutans are killed or displaced, threatening the species with extinction in the wild within a few decades without sustainable land-use policies.