Editorial photo #12182387 Human Interest

The Sumatran Orangutan Critically Endangered

The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme team provides medical care to a critically ill male wild Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) at the orangutan quarantine centre in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 22, 2015. Despite their best efforts, they are unable to save this individual affected by the conflict between humans and orangutans, states Ian Singleton, an orangutan veterinarian of SOCP. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12182387
Date taken: 22 October 2015
Location: —
Photographer: Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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