‘Orangutan safe in protected areas’

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s orangutan population of about 11,000 has remained stable in protected areas for the past 15 years but the state needs to ensure conservation measures continue to be in place.

According to a WWF Malaysia scientific paper titled “Changes to Orangutan Popula-tion in Recent Times: 2002-2017”, Sabah remains Malaysia’s “stronghold” for orangutans with more than 70% of the apes found in totally protected areas.