Asia once played home to one of the largest rainforests on earth; now however, more than 80% of that forest has been lost forever. Scientists once anticipated that habitat destruction might cause orangutans to go extinct in 35 to 50 years. However, due to massive clear cutting, illegal logging, poaching, and the kidnapping of infant orangutans for the illegal pet trade, it is now estimated that if such practices go unchecked, the current population of orangutans will go extinct in less than ten years. Please help by donating at http://www.orangutan.orgor http://www.orangutan.com