Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
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Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
Extreme rainfall and landslides in Indonesia's North Sumatra province killed 58 out of the remaining 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, representing 7% of the entire species.
Floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra last year killed at least 58 Tapanuli orangutans, accounting for 7% of the total population, according to a new report.
Severe rainfall in November 2025 on Indonesia’s Sumatra island killed an estimated 7% of the world’s rarest great ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan, according to a new study.
Deadly floods in Sumatra last year killed 58 Tapanuli orangutans, accounting for at least 7% of the total population, according to a report.
Floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra last year killed at least 58 Tapanuli orangutans, representing 7% of the total population, according to a new report.
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