The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Pongo abelii

 – Critically Endangered

Classifications

List of Habitats:
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.8Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
List of Threats:
1.1.1.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops - Small-holder farming (ongoing)
1.1.2.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Wood plantations - Large-scale (ongoing)
1.1.3.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Non-timber plantations - Large-scale (ongoing)
1.3.3.1Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Small-scale subsistence (ongoing)
1.3.3.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Selective logging (ongoing)
1.3.3.3Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Clear-cutting (ongoing)
1.4.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Human settlement (ongoing)
1.4.4Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development Transport (land/air) (future)
1.7Habitat Loss/Degradation - Fires (ongoing)
3.1.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.1.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
3.1.3Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Regional/international trade (ongoing)
3.5.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Cultural/scientific/leisure activities - Subsistence use/local trade (past, future)
3.5.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Cultural/scientific/leisure activities - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
3.5.3Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Cultural/scientific/leisure activities - Regional/international trade (ongoing)
7.4Natural disasters - Wildfire (ongoing)
9.5Intrinsic factors - Low densities (ongoing)
9.7Intrinsic factors - Slow growth rates (ongoing)
10.1Human disturbance - Recreation/tourism (present)
10.3Human disturbance - War/civil unrest (present, future)
10.5Human disturbance - Fire (present, future)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.2.1.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - International level (in place)
1.2.2.1Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - International level (in place, needed)
3.2Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed)
4.4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (needed)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (needed)
4.4.4Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Expansion (needed)

Citation: Singleton, I., Wich, S.A. & Griffiths, M. 2007. Pongo abelii. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 August 2008.
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