Report: Orangutans and their habitat in Indonesia need full protection now

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JAKARTA — Protecting all remaining orangutans and their forest habitat in Indonesia will provide a bastion for the survival of Asia’s only great ape, wildlife experts say in a new investigative report. The administration of Indonesian President Joko Widodo must implement full protection for orangutans and their intact forest habitats while beefing up law enforcement against poaching and land burning to save the critically endangered animals, according to the report by the U.K.-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Also identified as important: expediting recognition of Indigenous for…

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