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Five Baby Orangutans Found in Odisha Spark Smuggling Probe
Five young orangutans were found in a forest in Odisha, India.
Orangutans do not naturally live in India.
They normally live in parts of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.
Because they were found so far from their natural home, people suspect they may have been moved illegally.
An investigation is being conducted to learn how they reached India.
The animals are very young and belong to a species at serious risk of disappearing.
The IUCN lists orangutans as Critically Endangered.
Protecting them requires understanding how they are being taken and traded.
Five juvenile orangutans were discovered in the Bichitrapur forest area of Odisha’s Balasore district.
Orangutans are not native to India, raising questions about how the animals arrived there.
Authorities are investigating whether wildlife smuggling was involved.
Orangutans are native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.
The species is classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- Who
- Five juvenile orangutans were found; investigators are examining their presence.
- What
- The discovery of the orangutans has sparked a probe into possible wildlife smuggling.
- Where
- The animals were found in the Bichitrapur forest area of Odisha’s Balasore district, India.
- When
- Why
- Orangutans are not native to India, making their presence there suspicious.
Key facts
- Animals found
- Five juvenile orangutans
- Location
- Bichitrapur forest area, Balasore district, Odisha
- Country
- India
- Native range
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra
- Investigation
- Authorities are examining whether wildlife smuggling was involved
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Status source
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Sources
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