They're fighting for their
lives...
Right now bulldozers are clearing a
tiny speck of rainforest where the last 800 Tapanuli
Orangutans cling to survival -- all to build a dam
that could drive them to extinction. Wildlife experts
are about to meet Indonesia's President to
ask him to cancel the project and save the orangutans. Let’s
give them the backing of millions around the
world. Add your name with one click, and
share! |
They're fighting for their
lives...
Right now bulldozers are
clearing a tiny speck of rainforest where the
last 800 Tapanuli Orangutans cling to
survival -- all to build a dam that could drive
them to extinction. Wildlife experts
are about to meet Indonesia's
President to ask him to cancel the project and
save the orangutans. Let’s give them the backing of
millions around the world. Add your name with
one click, and share!
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Dear friends,
They're fighting for their lives...
Right now bulldozers are clearing a tiny speck of
rainforest where Earth's last 800 Tapanuli Orangutans
cling to survival. It's all to build a hydropower
dam that could push them to extinction. But
Indonesia's President can still cancel the dam, and he
wants to be seen as the people's president. So if we build a
massive campaign and get huge media coverage -- he could do
it! Wildlife experts are meeting him in days and will deliver
our call -- so add your name to the petition below with one
click before the diggers destroy their
home! Save the Last Tapanuli Orangutans -- Sign Now!To
the Indonesian government and President, Joko
Widodo:
"As
citizens from across the world, we urge you to save the last
800 Tapanuli Orangutans from extinction by cancelling the
Batang Toru hydropower dam. The fate of this entire species
rests in your hands." Save the Last Tapanuli Orangutans -- Sign Now!The
Tapanuli Orangutans were only discovered months ago, and
with fewer than 800 left, they instantly became the world's
most endangered great ape species. Their only home is one
shrinking patch of rainforest in Indonesia -- and this
hydropower dam would be built right in the middle of where
they live! No wonder major development banks won't touch
it.
Orangutans are basically family -- we
share 97% of our DNA. They laugh at
jokes, cry when they’re sad,
and can clearly tell what it means when the chainsaws
arrive. We can't leave them to face that alone and be
wiped out forever. So we have to stop this --
together!
Let's build a giant campaign to
make them famous, help journalists expose the destruction, and
take out media ads to push Indonesia's President
to scrap the dam and save these desperate orangutans.
Sign now and tell everyone! Save the Last Tapanuli Orangutans -- Sign Now!Scientists say we're
living through the sixth mass extinction, and it's mostly
caused by humans. But at the same time, we've never been more
able to respond to the crisis, and there's no other global
movement on earth that can do it quick enough, loud enough. So
let's save them! With hope and
determination, Mike, Bert, Lisa, Sarah, Spyro, Elana,
Samir and the whole team at Avaaz More
information: World’s newest great ape threatened
by Chinese dam (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/apr/23/worlds-newest-great-ape-threatened-by-chinese-dam
Scientists
urge Indonesian president to nix dam in orangutan
habitat (Mongabay)
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/07/scientists-urge-indonesian-president-to-nix-dam-in-orangutan-habitat/
Chinese
companies backing megadam threaten survival of new orangutan
species (Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation)
https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/chinese-companies-backing-megadam-threaten-survival-of-new-orangutan-species/
Sighting
of Tapanuli orangutan twins raises hope for saving species
(Jakarta Morning Post)
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/07/11/sighting-of-twin-baby-tapanuli-orangutans-brings-conservation-optimisms.html | | |
