Jetty to Orang Utan Island, Bukit Merah |
Yayasan Pulau Orang Utan |
The Orang Utan |
Having a life span of between 35 and 40 years, orang utans live in a group of around 10 to 20, spending most of their time in treetops |
The Orang Utan, which literally means Man of the Forest, can only be found in Malaysia and Indonesia |
Based on studies, there are only about 7,000 orang utans left in the wild. |
They are classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organisation. |
Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island Foundation (Yayasan Pulau Orang Utan Bukit Merah) Jalan Bukit Merah 34400 Semanggol, Perak T: +605-890 8888 F: +605-890 8000 |