14 DAY TRIAL // There are several subspecies of orangutans currently inhabiting the island of Borneo, yet the Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus is listed as the most severely threatened of the group.
This is because, according to recent estimations, only 3,000 – 4,500 such apes are currently left to call these forests their home.
Therefore, it need not surprise anyone that conservationists were pretty much overjoyed when stumbling upon 200 such animals of whose existence they had previously been utterly unaware.
According to Our Amazing Planet, this previously undocumented population of orangutans was discovered fairly close to the Batang park.
The area they inhabit has a surface of about 54 square miles (140 square kilometers).
Following the discovery of these animals, it is to be expected that green-oriented projects meant to safeguard both them and their natural habitats will soon be implemented.