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of the Batang Toru area in the Tapanuli region of North Sumatra. The SOCP is the number one source of data, knowledge and information regarding the conservation status of the species, reflected by its leading role in the 2012 island-wide orangutan survey initiative, the Orangutan Population Habitat
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to form new wild populations, b. education and awareness raising, c. behavioral and ecological research on wild orangutans, d. surveys and monitoring of remaining wild orangutan populations and habitat, and e. habitat protection.
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and Viability Analysis process, the development of the Indonesian National Strategy and Action Plan for Orangutans 2007-17, its representation on a number of international scientific bodies (e.g.
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The SOCP also manages several other field conservation projects across the entire species’ range, with much of its work focused on the naturally remaining wild populations in the 2.6 million ha
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populations of this Critically Endangered species in forests within their historical range, as a 'safety net' should catastrophe befall the remaining truly wild Sumatran orangutan populations.
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Wich, Serge A.; Singleton, Ian; Nowak, Matthew G.; Atmoko, Sri Suci Utami; Nisam, Gonda; Arif, Sugesti Mhd; Putra, Rudi H.; Ardi, Rio; Fredriksson, Gabriella (2016-03-01).
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Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry’s Directorate General of Natural Resource and Ecosystem Conservation (Ditjen KSDAE)
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Built in 2001, the SOCP maintains the only centre in Sumatra that quarantines and cares for orangutans confiscated from the
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province. The goal at both locations is to establish entirely new, self-sustaining and
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Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL) - as the main implementer in Indonesia, its
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province and an additional 88 since 2011 at its centre in the
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and the 2017 newly identified species of orangutan, the
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NGO
Medan, Indonesia
www.sumatranorangutan.org
Indonesian
NGO
Swiss
Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry’s Directorate General of Natural Resource and Ecosystem Conservation (Ditjen KSDAE)
MoU
conservation
Critically Endangered
Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)
quarantine
reintroduction
illegal pet trade
Bukit Tigapuluh National Park
Jambi
Jantho
Aceh
genetically viable
Leuser Ecosystem
Tapanuli orangutans
upland forests
IUCN
UNEP GRASP

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