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Palm oil an ingredient found in many everyday food and cosmetic products is contributing to the rapid deforestation in Sumatra. In the eyes of the general public oil palm development is a major threat to the survival of orangutans. Orangutan Numbers Drop As Much As 30 In Malaysian Palm Oil Estate Forests Wwf Se Asia The Jakarta Post Palm oil is used in everything from snack foods to soaps. Palm oil orangutan . It is mostly grown in Indonesian and Malaysia - the only places on earth where wild orangutans live - although this crop is expanding into Africa and South America. Palm Oil Threatens Orangutans What is Happening. That perception is correct especially in Kalimantan where many industrial and small-scale plantations have been developed in areas formerly occupied by orangutans. These trees are grown in palm oil plantations which are devastating the country of Indonesia. Sadly many oil palm companies consider the orangutan as a pest as they often tend to destroy young pa...