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The Malaysian government intends to donate orangutan specimens to countries that import palm oil produced by the Asian country, through an initiative inspired by the so-called “panda diplomacy” practiced by China. This was announced yesterday by the Malaysian Minister of Raw Materials, Johari Abdul Ghaniexplaining that “orangutan diplomacy” would involve the gift of specimens of the animal to partner countries in the palm oil trade, and in particular to the main importers of the European Union and India.
The orangutan, a large primate native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, is actually represented by three subspecies, all classified as critically endangered by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), partly due to the destruction of their natural habitat caused by the cultivation of oil palm. It is estimated that there are fewer than 105 thousand specimens left on the island of Borneo.
In a message published on The minister also urged palm oil companies to collaborate with non-governmental organizations trying to conserve Malaysia’s wildlife.
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