A study has revealed that four days of extreme rainfall in Sumatra last November resulted in the deaths of approximately 58 Tapanuli orangutans, or about 7% of this critically endangered species, highlighting the severe impacts of climate change on their survival and the increasing threats posed by natural disasters. #OrangutanConservation #ClimateChange #BiodiversityLoss
A recent study indicates that extreme rainfall and landslides in Sumatra resulted in the deaths of approximately 58 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, nearly 7% of their total population, highlighting the serious threat that climate change poses to their survival. #TapanuliOrangutan #ClimateChange #BiodiversityLoss
4 days of extreme rain and landslides fuelled by the climate crisis killed 7% of the remaining population of the world’s rarest great ape. 58 out of the remaining 800 Tapanuli orangutans (Pongo tapanuliensis) were killed in North Sumatra in November 2025 https://t.co/R2Fnlqdain #ClimateCrisis #TapanuliOrangutan #ExtremeWeather #ID #SG
