Facts and Figures

• The two species of orangutan are Borneo and Sumatran orangutans
• In the wild orangutans often live until they are 45 years of age
• Fruit makes up 65% of their diet
• Around 50,000 remain in the wild compared to 315,000 in 1900
• Sumatran orangutans are the most endangered, with just 7,000 in the wild
• Research suggests that orangutans are the most intelligent animals on earth after humans

How Does Your Money Help?

• Helping to protect existing areas of rainforest
• Working to enforce to restriction of the live orangutan trade
• Just £35 allows WWF to employ four wildlife wardens to carry out a whole day of patrolling in Malaysia