Young people campaigning for the protection of orangutans and their habitat in Sandai, West Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). During the 2016 edition of Orangutan Caring Week, an annual global awareness-raising event, these senior high school students attended a 3-day ‘Sandai Green Camp’, which culminated in this public demonstration. Two similar events on the orangutan conservation calendar are International Orangutan Day and Indonesian Primate Day. These occasions are widely used to enrol local youth in conservation efforts, while also urging the wider community to care for nature
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