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Our vanishing relative

The status of wild orang-utans at the close of the twentieth century

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  1. H. D. Rijksen
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  2. E. Meijaard
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-18
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  2. Summary

    1. Summary

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 19-21

  3. The orang-utan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 22-24
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    2. Introduction

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 25-35

    3. A History of Orang-Utan Distribution

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 37-64

    4. Ecology and Natural History

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 65-108

    5. A History of Hunting and Poaching

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 109-127

    6. History of Orang-Utan Conservation

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 129-150

    7. Rehabilitation of Orang-Utans

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 151-176

  4. Orang-utan Distribution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-178
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    2. Survey Methods

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 179-187

    3. The present distribution

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 188-265

    4. Evaluation of Survey Data

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 267-279

  5. The Decline

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-282
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    2. Summary of Survey Results

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 283-286

    3. Discussion

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 287-350

  6. The Future of the Wild Orang-utan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 351-352
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    2. Prospects of Survival

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 353-394

    3. The Orang-Utan Survival Programme

      • H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard
      Pages 395-415

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 417-480
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The orang-utan is a superb representative of a major sector of the structure of biological diversity in Sumatra and Borneo. Conservation of the living conditions of the orang-utan implies maintaining the integrity of the entire natural ecosystem of indigenous plant and animal species known as the West Malesian rainforest, i.e. the natural tropical evergreen forests of distinctive floral composition which stretch from the isthmus of Kra, in Thailand, across peninsular West Malaysia, south and eastwards, including Sumatra, Borneo and Java. The main question behind this study is: What is the current status of the orang-utan? Or in other words: • what is the current geographical distribution range? • what have been the trends in the size of its range and numbers? • to what extent is this range covered by (a) conservation areas, (b) timher concessions (i.e. modified habitat) and (c) plans for conversion (i.e. obliteration of the habitat)? • what is the current quality of habitat in this range and what is the prospect for conservation or restoration of such habitat? • what is a plausible average density of the ape in such habitat? • what are the prospects for protection of the ape? • what should and can be clone to give the ape a chance of survival? Several actions were undertaken to find answers to these questions, and the major results are: • In Sumatra the orang-utan has a much more extensive range than was hitherto

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Our vanishing relative

  • Book Subtitle: The status of wild orang-utans at the close of the twentieth century

  • Authors: H. D. Rijksen, E. Meijaard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9020-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: H.D. Rijksen and E. Meijaard 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5755-1Published: 23 June 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-9020-9Published: 01 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 480

  • Number of Illustrations: 260 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Nature Conservation

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