The Cost of Convenience | Wallhanging by Geraldine Simmons | Artists for Conservation

August 19 is International Orangutan Day!

International Orangutan Day was established to promote conservation of orangutans and their habitat. With only 50,000 to 65,000 orangutans remaining in the wild, and up to 3,000 being killed annually, the IUCN classifies them as critically endangered. In the last 20 years, orangutans have lost...

Artwork credit: "The Cost of Convenience " by Geraldine Simmons
| Wallhanging by Lynne Davies | Artists for Conservation

August 19 is International Orangutan Day!

International Orangutan Day was established to promote conservation of orangutans and their habitat. With only 50,000 to 65,000 orangutans remaining in the wild, and up to 3,000 being killed annually, the IUCN classifies them as critically endangered. In the last 20 years, orangutans have lost...

Artwork credit: "No Place Like Home" by Lynne Davies
| Wallhanging by Cindy Billingsley | Artists for Conservation

August 19 is International Orangutan Day!

International Orangutan Day was established to promote conservation of orangutans and their habitat. With only 50,000 to 65,000 orangutans remaining in the wild, and up to 3,000 being killed annually, the IUCN classifies them as critically endangered. In the last 20 years, orangutans have lost...

Artwork credit: "Orangutan and baby" by Cindy Billingsley
Edit Artwork | Wallhanging by Susan Shimeld | Artists for Conservation

August 19 is International Orangutan Day!

International Orangutan Day was established to promote conservation of orangutans and their habitat. With only 50,000 to 65,000 orangutans remaining in the wild, and up to 3,000 being killed annually, the IUCN classifies them as critically endangered. In the last 20 years, orangutans have lost...

Artwork credit: "Amy" by Susan Shimeld
Edit Artwork | Wallhanging by Paula Wiegmink | Artists for Conservation

August 19 is International Orangutan Day!

International Orangutan Day was established to promote conservation of orangutans and their habitat. With only 50,000 to 65,000 orangutans remaining in the wild, and up to 3,000 being killed annually, the IUCN classifies them as critically endangered. In the last 20 years, orangutans have lost...

Artwork credit: "Precious moments" by Paula Wiegmink

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