KingJoffer t1_jawlq9q wrote on March 4, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Reply to comment by WookieWeed in Terry Pratchett: Facing Extinction (2013) - Author Terry Pratchett, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, returns to Borneo, where 18 years earlier, he encountered wild orangutans for the first time [01:01:50] by BigJimNorton

They also lose habitat from deforestation as palm tree farms are not suitable for swinging (their main method of mobility). They are forced to walk on their legs which is harmful long term, they cannot effectively find mates in forests fragmented by farmland, and they cannot get sufficient nutrients from the palm trees to survive.

I know you were just making a point about the site, just thought we should list more of the reasons.

WookieWeed t1_jawmgut wrote on March 4, 2023 at 5:15 PM

Thank you for the information about the deforestation, its powerful to know exactly how they're being harmed. I was becoming frustrated wanting to learn more about orangutans plight.