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A critically endangered Sumatran Orangutan sits for a moment in quiet contemplation in the deep rainforest of the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia. Captured while on assignment documenting Orangutan habitat destrution in Northern Sumatra due to fire and conversion of forests to oil palm plantations and other agricultural development. Orangutans depend on high-quality forests for thier survival.
The Leuser Ecosystem is an area of forest located in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Covering more than 2.6 million hectares it is one of the richest expanses of tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia and is the last place on earth where the Sumatran elephant, rhino, tiger and orangutan are found within one area.It has one of the world's richest yet least-known forest systems,and its vegetation is an important source of Earth's oxygen.