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The Orangutan Working Group is concerned with the protection of orangutans - Pongo pygmaeus. Orangutans are threatened by the destruction of their habitat in Borneo and Sumatra. The rainforest is being destroyed by illegal logging, palm oil plantations, agriculture and fires.

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Science news & articles relating to the Orangutan Working Group.
	Human Diseases Threaten Great Apes Researchers are uncovering disturbing evidence that scientists and tourists are infecting wild primates with human pathogens. In response, ape specialists, including the American Society of Primatologists, are now calling for stricter health standards for researchers and tourists. They are also urging researchers to learn how to diagnose disease in their study animals. 25/08/2000 Click here to read on...
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The following organisations are involved in the Orangutan Working Group.


Orangutan Foundation UK Orangtuan Working Group Secretariat Ashley Leiman 7 Kent Terrace London NW1 4RP UK Phone: +44 (0)207 724 2912 Fax: +44 (0)207 706 2613	Web (en): www.orangutan.org.uk Email: click for contact form

Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK (BOS UK) Michelle Desilets 8 Temple Square Aylesbury Bucks HP20 2QH UK Phone: 08456 521528	Web (en): www.savetheorangutan.org.uk Email: click for contact form

Care for the Wild International The Granary Tickfold Farm Kingsfold West Sussex RH12 3SE UK Phone: +44 (0)1306 627900 Fax: +44 (0)1306 627901	Web (en): www.careforthewild.com Email: click for contact form

Environmental Investigation Agency 62-63 Upper Street London N1 0NY UK Phone: +44(0)207 354 7960 Fax: +44(0)207 354 7961	Web (en): www.eia-international.org Email: click for contact form

Great Ape Project 714 North 97th Street Seattle WA 98103 Phone: 206-579-5975	Web (en): www.greatapeproject.org Email: click for contact form

International Primate Protection League (U.K.) Gilmore House 166 Gilmore Road London SE13 5AE Phone: +44 (0)20 8297 2129 Fax: +44 (0)20 8297 2099	Web (en): www.ippl-uk.org Email: click for contact form

Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre Alison Cronin Longthorns East Stoke Wareham Dorset BH20 6HH Phone: +44 (0)1929 462537	Web (en): www.monkeyworld.org Email: click for contact form

Orangutan Foundation International 822 S. Wellesley Avenue Los Angeles CA 90049 USA Phone: +1 (310) 207-1655 Fax: +1 (310) 207-1556	Web (en): www.orangutan.org Email: click for contact form

Sumatran Orangutan Society Helen Buckland 17c Between Towns Road Oxford OX4 3LX Phone: +44 (0)1865 712403	Web (en): www.orangutans-sos.org Email: click for contact form

World Society for the Protection of Animals 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)20 7587 5000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7793 0208	Web (en): www.wspa.org.uk Email: click for contact form

WWF-International	Web (en): www.wwf.org

WWF-UK Christian Thompson Panda House Catteshall Lane Godalming Surrey GU7 1XR Phone: +44 (0)1483 426444 Fax: +44 (0)1483 426409	Web (en): www.wwf.org.uk