Orangutans and Palm Oil Plantations Quiz

What did Marc Ancrenaz spot from a low-flying helicopter in a Borneo palm oil plantation?

• A bird's nest

• A tiger

• An orangutan nest

• A chimpanzee

According to research published in 2018, how many orangutans are estimated to be left today?

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 300,000

What does the new paper published in Biodiversitas suggest conservationists should do to help orangutans in palm oil plantations?

• Capture and keep them in cages

• Ignore their presence

• Leave them where they are and support their survival

• Relocate them to other countries

What is one reason for the low survival rates of reintroduced orangutans according to the new study?

• Disease outbreaks

• Inability to adapt to new surroundings

• Excessive human interference

• Lack of food sources

What is one proposed strategy to minimize conflict between orangutans and humans in Borneo?

• Ignoring the issue

• Building more palm oil plantations

• Encouraging hunting of orangutans

• Compensating farmers for orangutan-inflicted destruction

What does Liana Chua, an anthropologist at Brunel University London, suggest could help change local attitudes toward orangutans?

• Offering free food to the locals

• Enforcing stricter laws against harming orangutans

• Compulsory relocation of orangutans

• Awareness campaigns with popular local celebrities

What does Cheryl Knott, an anthropologist at Boston University, study in relation to orangutans in altered environments?

• Their swimming skills

• Their preferred choice of music

• Their ability to fly

• Their social behavior

What is one method proposed by Serge Wich, a conservation biologist, to deter orangutans from damaging village crops?

• Constructing drainage canals

• Organizing orangutan hunting expeditions

• Encouraging orangutans to swim in the village ponds

• Building more palm oil plantations