Borneo orangutans in even greater danger...

[Feathers in Hair]

The full article, from Yahoo! News, is here.

PONTIANAK, Indonesia (AFP) - Leading environmental and wildlife agencies called for a united effort to protect the habitats of Borneo's orangutans whose survival is threatened by mass deforestation.

Aggressive destruction of jungles has caused a breathtaking decline in orangutan numbers and action is urgently needed to lift the threat of their imminent extinction, non-governmental organisations and Indonesian officials said.

"We would like to develop an action plan putting together all stakeholders," said Jito Sugardjito, representing Fauna and Flora International (FFI) at a meeting in the Borneo town of Pontianak.

Asia's only great ape -- which translated from the local Malay language means "person of the forest" -- could be wiped out within 12 years, environmentalists have warned.

The Librarian (from Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series) would be very saddened. At least as much as I am.