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World's Rarest Ape Threatened with Extinction by Indonesia Hydrodam

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  • World's Rarest Ape Threatened with Extinction by Indonesia Hydrodam
  • March 28, 2019
  • Wildlife experts warn that the world's rarest great ape, discovered in 2017, will not survive the building of a $1.6 billion hydroelectric power plant and dam in the middle of its remaining habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia. Only 800 of the newly identified Tapanuli orangutans remain in the wild, all in northern Sumatra's Batang Toru forest.
  • Category East Asia
  • Content Type Package
  • Language English
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Topic Tags Indonesia, Sumatra, Tapanuli orangutans, Batang Toru forest
  • Network VOA
  • Expiration Date April 27, 2019 03:20 EDT
  • Embargo Date April 17, 2022 05:54 EDT
  • Byline VOA News
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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