Orangutan Research Paper
ORANGUTANS ARE EXTREMELY ENDANGERED DUE TO OIL PALM TREE PLANTATIONS Would you like your home taken away from you?
Many animal species including the Orangutan are becoming extremely endangered because of land clearage for new palm oil plantations in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, an island near Indonesia and Malaysia in south-east Asia.
Sadly, 80% of the Orangutan’s habitat has been lost in the past 20 years due to this. The rapid loss of environment has caused the existence of these primates severely threatened and has lead experts to estimate Orangutans have lost about 50% of their natural forest cover since 1985. There are extremely low numbers of Orangutans in the Sumatran wild left with less than 6,600 left in Sumatra, and less than 54,000 in Borneo.
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The rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia also cut down in order to make space for oil palm plantations.
Discoveries prove that people have been using palm oil for more than 5000 years although mass production didn’t start until the late 1840’s. Today palm oil is the most widely produced edible vegetable oil in the world and is used to make a range of consumer goods for example- cosmetics, bio fuel and many types of food. Did you know that palm oil is contained in 40% of products in Australian supermarkets? Although people use palm oil they may not know of the downsides to the mass production of it as this is not always using sustainable measures.
The logging and deforestation has led to many animals losing their natural habitat. Another issue is that cutting down these trees causes high levels of carbon dioxide to be present in the air therefore contributing to global warming. Also Local workers that are working for the major companies in the palm oil industry are often overworked and underpaid. 4.5 million People earn a living from palm oil in Indonesia and
Many animal species including the Orangutan are becoming extremely endangered because of land clearage for new palm oil plantations in the tropical rainforests of Sumatra, an island near Indonesia and Malaysia in south-east Asia.
Sadly, 80% of the Orangutan’s habitat has been lost in the past 20 years due to this. The rapid loss of environment has caused the existence of these primates severely threatened and has lead experts to estimate Orangutans have lost about 50% of their natural forest cover since 1985. There are extremely low numbers of Orangutans in the Sumatran wild left with less than 6,600 left in Sumatra, and less than 54,000 in Borneo.
The Sumatran Tiger with 500 …show more content…
The rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia also cut down in order to make space for oil palm plantations.
Discoveries prove that people have been using palm oil for more than 5000 years although mass production didn’t start until the late 1840’s. Today palm oil is the most widely produced edible vegetable oil in the world and is used to make a range of consumer goods for example- cosmetics, bio fuel and many types of food. Did you know that palm oil is contained in 40% of products in Australian supermarkets? Although people use palm oil they may not know of the downsides to the mass production of it as this is not always using sustainable measures.
The logging and deforestation has led to many animals losing their natural habitat. Another issue is that cutting down these trees causes high levels of carbon dioxide to be present in the air therefore contributing to global warming. Also Local workers that are working for the major companies in the palm oil industry are often overworked and underpaid. 4.5 million People earn a living from palm oil in Indonesia and