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= Summary =

<div style='float: right'>{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers=OpenStreetMap,OpenTopoMap|2.749947, 97.675780~[[Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve]]~''Pongo abelii''}}</div>
* Sumatran orangutans (''Pongo abelii'') are present in Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve.
* The orangutan population size is unknown.
* The orangutan population trend is unknown.
* The total site area is 1,025 km².
* The major threat is the illegal deforestation for palm oil plantations.
* The main conservation activities have focused on educating the local community.
* Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve has held the protected area status since 1998.
= Site characteristics =

'''Table 1. Basic site information for Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
|Species
|''Pongo abelii''
|-
|Area
|1,025 km²
|-
|Coordinates
|Lat: 2.749947 , Lon: 97.675780
|-
|Type of site
|Protected area (Wildlife Reserve)
|-
|Habitat types
|Subtropical/tropical swamp forest
|-
|Type of governance
|Governance by government
|}

[[Types of sites]] [[Governance types]] [[Habitat types]]
= Ape status =

'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Ape_status-table"
!Species
!Year
!Occurrence
!Encounter or vistation rate (nests/km; ind/day)
!Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)
!Abundance estimate (95% CI)
!Survey area
!Sampling method
!Analytical framework
!Source
!Comments
!A.P.E.S. database ID
|-
|''Pongo abelii''
|
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|}

[[Sampling methods]] [[Analytical frameworks]]
= Threats =

'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Threats-table"
!Category
!Specific threats
!Threat level
!Description
!Year of threat
|-
|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
|2.1.3 Industrial farming (including palm oil)
|High (more than 70% of population affected)
|Illegal deforestation for palm oil plantations ([[#R01529|Jong 2025]]).
|2015-Ongoing (2025)
|}

[[Threats]]
= Conservation activities =

'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve'''
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Conservation_activities-table"
!Category
!Specific activity
!Description
!Implementing organization(s)
!Year of activity
|-
|5 Protection & restoration
|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
|Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve has held the protected area status since 1998 ([[#R01530|Sherman et al. 2022]]).
|
|1998-Ongoing (2026)
|-
|4 Education & awareness
|Other
|Community outreach and capacity building ([[#R01530|Sherman et al. 2022]]).
|
|Ongoing (2022)
|}

[[Conservation activities]]
= Challenges =

= Enablers =

= Research activities =

= Documented behaviours =

= Exposure to climate change impacts =

= External links =

= References =

<span id="R01529"></span>Jong, H. N. (2025, January 24). Coming to a retailer near you: Illegal palm oil from an orangutan haven. Mongabay. https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/coming-to-a-retailer-near-you-illegal-palm-oil-from-an-orangutan-haven/

<span id="R01530"></span>Sherman, J., Voigt, M., Ancrenaz, M., Wich, S. A., Qomariah, I. N., Lyman, E., …, & Meijaard, E. (2022). Orangutan killing and trade in Indonesia: Wildlife crime, enforcement, and deterrence patterns. ''Biological Conservation'', 276, 109744. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109744 doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109744]

'''Page created by: '''Aime Mizero''' Date:''' 2025-06-12

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