Lamandau_Nature_Reserve

Lamandau Nature Reserve

Lamandau Nature Reserve

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The Lamandau Nature Reserve is found in Borneo, Indonesia. This site has an area of 761 km2 (294 sq mi).[2] It is home to several Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). It is this reserve that rehabilitates and orphan orangutans are released into by the Orangutan Foundation. (McConkey, 2005)

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The number of endangered orangutans is currently around 500, but that number is gradually growing as the Lamandau Nature Reserve implements a program of rehabilitation and release of orangutans into the natural environment.[3]

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Further reading

McConkey, M. 2005. Bornean Orangutan, In Caldecotte, J. and Miles., eds, World Atlas of Great Apes and their conservation. Prepared at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. University of California Press, Berkeley, USA.

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  1. [1]
    "Lamandau Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. [2]
    World Database on Protected Areas[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "The Lamandau Wildlife Reserve". Orangutan Foundation. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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