Timber firms told to adopt orang utan conservation plan


Female Bornean orang utan (Pongo pygmeus wurnbii) and her son Lamandu Nature Reserve in Central Kalimantan

KUCHING: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls on timber companies to strengthen their commitment and effort on orang utan conservation in Borneo.

In a joint WWF Malaysia-Indonesia statement released in conjunction with International Orangutan Day, the body urged the lucrative timber industry to adopt all aspects of the Heart of Borneo plan, which was drawn up in 2005.

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Environment , WWF , orang utan , Borneo , Sarawak , Sabah , Kalimantan

   

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