Summary
Wildlife expert and conservationist Iolo Williams turns detective in a new S4C series which starts tonight. He uncovers some of the most serious crimes against the world's endangered species. The horrific abuse and threat of extinction faced by orang-utans is the subject of this powerful episode of Natur Anghyfreithlon (Illegal Nature). Llwyd Owen reports
FILMED on location in Indonesia, Borneo and Sumatra, Iolo exposes the plight of the orang-utan, one of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, sharing 98% of our human DNA and officially the most threatened great ape species in the world.See the full content of this document
Extract
Iolo Shaken and Stirred
Not only is the orang-utan's habitat being decimated, with vast areas of virgin rainforest destroyed each year to make way for palm oil plantations, but adult orang-utans are killed for their meat if they wander into areas populated by humans, while the young are caught and sold illegally as exotic pets in Indonesia's thriving black market.
On his way to see the efforts being made to protect the orang-...See the full content of this document
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