SANDAKAN: Researchers in Indonesia and Malaysia have found that some forests which are sustainably logged can still serve as habitats for orang utans.
The studies done in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan and in Sabah were recently published in the PLoS One journal.
Lead author Dr Erik Meijaard of People & Nature Consulting International said this was important news for orang utan conservation as the iconic species was highly endangered with extinction in the wild.
“Their native habitats in Indonesia and Malaysia have reduced in size and are fragmented, and hunting for this ape continues in many parts of their habitats.
“With 75 per cent of all remaining orang utans occurring outside protected areas, the species will somehow have to be managed in a multitude of different areas like timber concessions, plantations and forest corridors that allow orang utans to migrate through these areas,” Meijaard said in a statement, here, yesterday.
Meijaard, however, warned against over-simplifying the message from the two studies, as well-protected forests are still the best option for general biodiversity conservation.
The studies done in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan and in Sabah were recently published in the PLoS One journal.
Lead author Dr Erik Meijaard of People & Nature Consulting International said this was important news for orang utan conservation as the iconic species was highly endangered with extinction in the wild.
“Their native habitats in Indonesia and Malaysia have reduced in size and are fragmented, and hunting for this ape continues in many parts of their habitats.
“With 75 per cent of all remaining orang utans occurring outside protected areas, the species will somehow have to be managed in a multitude of different areas like timber concessions, plantations and forest corridors that allow orang utans to migrate through these areas,” Meijaard said in a statement, here, yesterday.
Meijaard, however, warned against over-simplifying the message from the two studies, as well-protected forests are still the best option for general biodiversity conservation.
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