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    This document discusses the critically endangered status of the Sumatran orangutan, which is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra and found in the Aceh and North Sumatra provinces. It notes that the population is around 7,300 individuals occupying 20,552 square kilometers of forest habitat across nine existing populations, three of which contain over 1,000 orangutans each. The population is decreasing and threatened due to loss of forest habitat outside of protected areas.

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    This document discusses the critically endangered status of the Sumatran orangutan, which is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra and found in the Aceh and North Sumatra provinces. It notes that the population is around 7,300 individuals occupying 20,552 square kilometers of forest habitat across nine existing populations, three of which contain over 1,000 orangutans each. The population is decreasing and threatened due to loss of forest habitat outside of protected areas.

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    Orang Utan

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    This document discusses the critically endangered status of the Sumatran orangutan, which is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra and found in the Aceh and North Sumatra provinces. It notes that the population is around 7,300 individuals occupying 20,552 square kilometers of forest habitat across nine existing populations, three of which contain over 1,000 orangutans each. The population is decreasing and threatened due to loss of forest habitat outside of protected areas.

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    Current status

    Critically endangered since 2000


    Because of forests threat, being outside protected areas mainly
    Endemic from Sumatra island (Indonesia)
    Aceh province (north) and also in north Sumatra province
    Of the nine existing populations of Sumatran orangutans, only seven have
    prospects of long-term viability, each with an estimated 250 or more
    individuals. Only three populations contain more than 1,000 orangutans.
    Population: 7300 individuals (2004) and decreasing, occupying forests
    20.552 km2
    Population NOT severely fragmented

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