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'''Threats'''
'''Threats'''<br>
The primary threat to the Tapanuli orangutan's existence is habitat loss, a consequence of logging activities, agricultural expansion, and infrastructure development encroaching upon the Batang Toru forest (Meijaard et al. 2021). The ongoing construction of a hydroelectric dam in the area of highest orangutan density is further exacerbating the precarious situation, posing a direct threat to the species and its ecosystem. Mining, hunting, and conflict-killing also threaten Tapanuli orangutans (Meijaard et al. 2021).
The primary threat to the Tapanuli orangutan's existence is habitat loss, a consequence of logging activities, agricultural expansion, and infrastructure development encroaching upon the Batang Toru forest (Meijaard et al. 2021). The ongoing construction of a hydroelectric dam in the area of highest orangutan density is further exacerbating the precarious situation, posing a direct threat to the species and its ecosystem. Mining, hunting, and conflict-killing also threaten Tapanuli orangutans (Meijaard et al. 2021).
'''Conservation'''
'''Conservation'''<br>
Since 2005, the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme ([https://sumatranorangutan.org/ SOCP]) has worked towards the protection of Batang Toru. After a decade, SOCP has succeeded in establishing protected status for a large proportion of the forests. SOCP works with the Forestry Department of Indonesia to establish management in the field through their Forest Management Unit. SOCP also implements community awareness and education programmes with the communities living near the forest edge and local schools.
Since 2005, the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme ([https://sumatranorangutan.org/ SOCP]) has worked towards the protection of Batang Toru. After a decade, SOCP has succeeded in establishing protected status for a large proportion of the forests. SOCP works with the Forestry Department of Indonesia to establish management in the field through their Forest Management Unit. SOCP also implements community awareness and education programmes with the communities living near the forest edge and local schools.
'''References'''
'''References'''<br>
Meijaard, E., Ni’matullah, S., Dennis, R., Sherman, J., Onrizal, & Wich, S. A. (2021). The historical range and drivers of decline of the Tapanuli orangutan. PLoS One, 16(1), e0238087. <br>
Meijaard, E., Ni’matullah, S., Dennis, R., Sherman, J., Onrizal, & Wich, S. A. (2021). The historical range and drivers of decline of the Tapanuli orangutan. PLoS One, 16(1), e0238087. <br>