{"id":9887,"date":"2021-08-12T18:54:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T01:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?p=9887"},"modified":"2024-05-11T14:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T21:44:25","slug":"international-orangutan-day-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/international-orangutan-day-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"International Orangutan Day 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>August 19th is the annual International Orangutan Day. This international event aims to promote the conservation of critically endangered orangutan and encourage the welfare of their habitat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are only approximately 50,000 to 65,000 orangutans left in the wild, with approximately 2,000 to 3,000 orangutans being killed annually. Along with this, orangutans have lost over 80% of their natural habitat over the last 20 years, with an estimated one-third of the wild population dying during the fires of 1997-98. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The primary threats to the survival of wild orangutans are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Loss of habitat via deforestation<\/li><li>Palm oil plantations<\/li><li>Illegal hunting<\/li><li>Illegal pet trade<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on all of these threats, many researchers believe that orangutans could be extinct within the next 50 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to help:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Donate to an orangutan conservation organization<\/li><li>Educate yourself on <a href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/orangutan-facts\/their-rainforest-home\/\">deforestation<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/orangutan-facts\/threats-to-orangutans\/\">threats to orangutan welfare<\/a><\/li><li>Spread awareness about orangutan conservation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Help us protect orangutans and their rainforest homes by <a href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.networkforgood.com\/projects\/98297-covid-19-care-center-relief-fund\">donating<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/adopt.orangutan.com\/adopt\/\">adopting a wild orangutan<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 19th is the annual International Orangutan Day. 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