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PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catM to World News@quokk.au · 13 days ago

Orangutan habitat under siege as palm oil company clears forest in Borneo

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Orangutan habitat under siege as palm oil company clears forest in Borneo

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PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catM to World News@quokk.au · 13 days ago
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JAKARTA — A palm oil company is gearing up to expand into critical orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, raising alarms over the survival of the critically endangered great apes. PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (ESR) is part of Jakarta-based First Borneo Group, which is currently one of the most active deforesters in Indonesia’s palm oil industry. […]
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    It’s so sad how we treat our nearest neighbor species.

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      … and for palm oil, one of the unhealthiest oils around.

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    And the president of Indonesia goes: “oil palms are trees, they’ve got leaves”

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