Quantifying Killing of Orangutans and Human-Orangutan Conflict in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Meijaard, Erik; Buchori, Damayanti; Hadiprakarsa, Yokyok; Utami, Sri; Nurcahyo, Anton; Tjiu, Albertus; Prasetyo, Didik; , Nardiyono; Christie, Lenny; Ancrenaz, Marc; Abadi, Firman; Nyoman Gede Antoni, I; Armayadi, Dedy; Dinato, Adi; , Ella; Gumelar, Pajar; P. Indrawan, Tito; , Kussaritano; Munajat, Cecep; Wawan Puji Priyono, C.; Purwanto, Yadi; Puspitasari, Dewi; Syukur Wahyu Putra, M.; Rahmat, Abdi; Ramadani, Harri; Sammy, Jim; Siswanto, Dedi; Syamsuri, Muhammad; Andayani, Noviar; Wu, Huanhuan; A. Wells, Jessie; Mengersen, Kerrie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027491

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Quantifying Killing of Orangutans and Human-Orangutan Conflict in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Published in PLoS ONE • Nov 11, 2011

Authors:

Erik Meijaard

Damayanti Buchori

Yokyok Hadiprakarsa

Abstract

Human-orangutan conflict and hunting are thought to pose a serious threat to orangutan existence in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. No data existed prior to the present study to substantiate these threats. We investigated the rates, spatial distribution and causes of conflict and hunting ...

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Wildlife

Geography

Human–wildlife conflict

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