Deadly Sumatra floods wiped out 7% of the world’s rarest orangutans

Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7 percent percent of rare orangutan population, report says

Floods in Sumatra killed 58 Tapanuli orangutans (7% of 800-strong population), critically endangered primates, according to research. Human-induced climate change intensified extreme rainfall in the region, exacerbating habitat loss and poaching threats.