Orang utan numbers rise in Sarawak

Forest dwellers: Orang utan seen along Sungai Kinabatangan in Sabah. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

KUCHING: The orang utan population in Sarawak’s Ulu Sungai Menyang special conservation area has grown over the past deca­de, according to the latest assessment conducted this year.

Sarawak Forestry Corpo­ra­tion (SFC) said the survey, carried out by WWF-Malaysia’s terres­trial mammals team, estimated around 167 orang utan, up from about 115 recorded in 2014.