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Essay On Fauna

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Indonesia is a country that is famous for rich natural resources. One of the natural wealth that is the diversity of fauna. Fauna was highlighted wider community in Indonesia, the Orangutan. These mammals including endangered animals. According to data obtained from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, orangutan on Borneo island less than 54000 tail. In Indonesia, there are two types, namely Orangutan Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), and the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo Abelii). Orangutan It is the only family of great apes found in Asia. Members of other great apes are in Africa, namely Chimpanzees (PanTroglodytes), Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla and Berengei), and Bonobo (Pan Paniscus). Borneo orangutan spread on the island of Borneo in Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak). There Sumatran orangutans in Sumatra …show more content…

If the ecosystem out of balance, causing natural disasters that harm living things around it. According to the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, Orangutan plays an important role in stabilizing the rain forests by spreading seeds, and therefore its presence reflects the health of the forest ecosystem. The role of government to the protection of orangutans is Act No. 5 of 1990 on Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems. Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) along with other animal protection NGO also contribute to tackling this orangutan extinction. They do restoration and conservation program of the Orangutan invitation to build a sanctuary and breeding while scattered Orangutan in Borneo and Sumatra is quick and responsive so that no more orangutans were killed by poachers act. In addition, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) also implement the program "BOS KIDS" by doing socialization to schools in big cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Bogor, Balikpapan, Samarinda and other major

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