Adopt a wild Orang-utan

Adopt a wild orang-utan with WWF at.... http://adoptanorang.com ....and give back the man of the forest his home.

Orang-utans are now critically endangered. In fact, the species faces extinction in the next three decades if the current annual death rate increases by just 2%.

Orang-utans only survive on two islands Borneo and Sumatra. Over the last 20 years much of their rainforest home has been destroyed. And when the rainforest disappears, so do they.

WWF is working with the local people and governments to protect the remaining orang-utans and their natural habitat. A major milestone came in January 2007, when Borneos three national governments committed to protect 220,000 sq km of equatorial rainforest.

There is still much more to do. But you can make a real difference.

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• WWF UK
• animal adoption packages
• wild orang-utan

[rangernitrostratos]

I wonder just how much of your donation is actually spent on saving animals and how much is sent to the wallet of some WWF executive.

Anyone know?

[WWFunitedkingdom]

@rangernitrostratos Thanks for your question - 61% of our income goes directly on conservation programmes; 28% is spent on the cost of generating funds but for every pound we spend on raising income nearly £4 is generated; and 10% goes on communicating and influencing. Just 1% is spent on admin, covering our governance and monitoring systems, which ensure we remain accountable. Julia at WWF

[marshalparshal]

it is so sad some people have good lives and dont even think about others like poor animals

[darthgabriel97]

I just became a money doner for orangutans! I will give it to my mother on christmas eve, i've always loved animals and thought how cruel we humans are towards them, sp instead of just thinking about it and ignoring it i took action and you feel great for doing it. Because you know that somewhere you're making animals have a good life

[laurenloopy01]

i allready have adopted one a boranian orangutang called koyah it worth it there soooooo cute :-)

[Zheige]

do u know "orang" mean "people"

[thetrip]

Please watch 'pact with the panda' a pretty serios german docu about whats really going on there

[PopoloCanaglia]

showbiz

[guidofawkes611]

WWF - The Pact with the Panda Part 1

Brave documentary from the German TV network WDR/SWR about the dubious activities of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Click CC under the video for English subs!

watch?v=Mfb03NpsnwI

[rangernitrostratos]

@WWFunitedkingdom Cool, Thanks.

[glyn466]

Arrrrrrrrr i must adopt one NOW NOW now !