Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Ancaman Nyata Bagi Kepunahan Orang Utan

Ayo kita kurangi pemakaian kayu untuk kebutuhan hidup kita !!! cth: furniture, rangka rumah, kertas tulis...save a tree today !!!
clipped from news.bbc.co.uk
Gorillas, orangutans, and corals are among the plants and animals which are sliding closer to extinction
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has identified more than 16,000 species threatened with extinction, while prospects have brightened for only one.
The IUCN says there is a lack of political will to tackle the global erosion of nature.
One in three amphibians, one in four mammals, one in eight birds and 70% of plants so far assessed are believed to be at risk of extinction, with human alteration of their habitat the single biggest cause.




Governments know they are going to fail to reach that target




Jean-Christophe Vie


In Borneo, home to the second orangutan species, palm oil plantations have expanded 10-fold in a decade, and now take up 27,000 sq km of the island. Illegal logging reduces habitat still further, while another threat comes from hunting for food and the illegal international pet trade.

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