Menelisik Upaya Konservasi Orang Utan Kalimantan di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur Tahun 1991-2015

Abstract

Orang utans are endemic primates that we can only find on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. In the past, orang utans lived in the middle of lowland forests which were still surrounded by large forested areas. However, this changed when development was carried out by humans, further suppressing the sustainability of forested areas which are also habitats for orang utans. As a result, the population of orang utans, especially the Bornean orang utans, continues to decline due to habitat loss and poaching that has been rampant in recent decades. In the end, the International Union for Conservation Nature (IUCN) made the status of the Bornean Orang utan as part of an endangered species (Endangered). The purpose of writing this scientific paper is to analyze the efforts made in conserving the Bornean Orang utan, as well as what are the causes of the problems related to their declining conservation status. Orang utans are part of an umbrella species, which means that making efforts to conserve these species will have an impact on the sustainability of the surrounding ecosystem. In 1991 an organization was formed that focused on the conservation of the Bornean Orang utan, namely the Borneo Orang utan Survival Foundation (BOSF). In carrying out efforts to preserve endangered wildlife, it is also related to cooperation with various relevant stakeholders. However, in the process, the impact of orang utan conservation did not go as expected, because efforts to expand industrial areas and conversion of forested areas increasingly squeezed the habitat of the orang utans.