Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply
Saturday, July 5, 2008 - 03:35
in Biology & Nature
(AP) -- Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says.
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