When Your Aid Comes in Handy

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An orangutan reaches through the wire - mesh fence to touch an activist's hand.
Looking at how much orangutans need your help, here are some ways you can lend a hand:

Adopt an orangutan by providing money for his care. The Orangutan Foundation International, for example, offers individuals, families and schools the opportunity to assist in their conservation efforts by "adopting" an orphaned young animal. You'll often receive photos and news about the animal you choose to adopt. 

Purchase recycled paper and products made from sustainable timber. Habitat destruction continues to put orangutans in danger. Because eco-labeling can be inconsistent, it's best to not to purchase any type of tropical hardwood to avoid supporting rainforest destruction.

Take an eco-tour to see orangutans. Some organizations offer you the chance to visit and assist refuges. You can help do research on wild orangutans, assist with daily caretaking at the wildlife refuge or simply observe the animals. Creating an environment that makes orangutan survival profitable will help governments and businesses take action. 

Buy only sustainable palm oil or products using sustainable palm oil. Conversion of habitats to palm oil plantations has happened across the great ape's habitat. Owners of the plantations clear-cut lowland rainforests, leaving no habitat. Many plantations consider orangutans wildlife pests and kill them when given the chance.

Hold a fundraiser with the donations going to orangutans. Donate the money to one of the conservation organizations and use the occasion to educate others about what they can do to help save endangered orangutans.


Don't buy baby orangutans for pets. For each baby safely transported, experts estimate another three babies were lost. The babies' mothers will have also been killed in the process.

Orangutan sanctuary Wanariset Samboja
Lone Droscher-Nielsen, founder and director of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Project, said returning orangutans to the wild “is our ultimate objective.’’ She plans to release 75 rehabilitated orangutans into the wild early next year. (Washington Post Photo By Linda Davidson)





The above tips and photos were taken from:
 How to Save Endangered Orangutans | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2071625_save-endangered-orangutans.html#ixzz12hxTgMzF
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/news/the-orangutan-s-rainforest-hom/the-orangutan-under-threat/
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/11/27/a_return_to_the_wild_is_packed/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/poll/2008/jun/26/apes.human.rights


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