Directory of Pongo Resources

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• Orangutan

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutan
  Extensive information from Wikipedia on this endangered great ape.

• Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=97
  Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

• Orangutan Foundation International

  http://www.orangutan.org/
  Committed to saving orangutans through wildlife research, rainforest preservation, conservation and education.

• Orangutan Health Project

  http://www.orangutan-health.org/
  Research project based in Sumatra investigating the use of medicinal plants by orangutans. Includes photo gallery and volunteer program.

• Orangutan Sanctuary

  http://www.yorku.ca/arusson/
  Provides information and resources for professionals working to save the orangutan in rehabilitation sites and sanctuaries.

• Pongo pygmaeus

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Pongo_pygmaeus.html
  Information about the orangutan from the Animal Diversity Web.

• Ralph Arbus's Gallery of Orangutan Photos

  http://www.orangutanpix.info/
  A large collection of photographs of orangutans of the Tanjung Puting National Park and Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine in Borneo.

• Save the Orangutan

  http://savetheorangutan.org/
  Reintroduction program for confiscated orangutans on the island of Borneo. News, information, and images.

• The Great Projects: Orangutans

  http://www.thegreatprojects.com/orangutans
  Provides information on a collection of orangutan conservation projects in Malaysian Borneo, funded by volunteer contributions, and run on responsible tourism principles facilitated by WOX.

• The Orangutan: Person of the Forest

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/
  Research project by Justin Ahrens on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species.

• The World of the Orangutan

  http://orangutan.flevoland.to/
  Conservation information about the orangutan in Indonesia. In English, German, and Dutch.

• WWF - Orang-utan

  http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/orangutans/
  Biology and conservation issues.

 

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