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Hunting Pressure on Orang-utans in Sarawak

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Lord Medway
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Abstract

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In Sarawak a comparatively new development is that orang-utans are being hunted for food, often with great cruelty. The Government is aware of the threat to the population, and special reserves are being considered. Lord Medway points out that only a change in local sentiment will save the orang-utans even in sanctuaries – they already have full legal protection – and suggests an appeal must be made to people to return to traditional ways.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , July 1976 , pp. 332 - 333
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1976

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