Orangutan conservation in Sabah starting to bear fruit


KOTA KINABALU: Orangutan are thriving in Sabah’s Bukit Piton Forest Reserve, thanks to concerted efforts to conserve the great ape’s habitat between government agencies and the private sector.

Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) deputy director Roland Oliver Niun said conservation efforts supported by organisations like Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) at the forest reserve in the Lahad Datu district have significantly increased the usable habitat for orangutans.

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