International team of researchers discover Sumatran orangutan community

Q.  The population of Sumatran orangutan has now risen to _______ with the latest discovery in mountains and areas west of Lake Toba.
- Published on 08 Mar 16

a. 4500
b. 14600
c. 24500
d. 34000

ANSWER: 14600
 
A global team of researchers discovered 8000 Sumatran orangutans that were previously uncounted. This critically endangered species of large apes was found living in mountains and areas west of Lake Toba. The population of the Sumatran orangutan is now estimated at 14,600.
Both Indonesian and Malaysian species of Orangutans are critically endangered and scientists found that deforestation could lead to decline of the species by 4500 by 2030.

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