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<p>KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is inviting countries that buy its palm oil to adopt orangutans but leave them in their natural habitat, local media reported, tweaking a plan that originally sought to send some abroad.</p><p>In a scheme modelled on China&#x27;s &quot;panda diplomacy&quot;, Malaysia announced in May that it would send the great apes as gifts to palm oil-purchasing countries, sparking an outcry among conservationists.</p><p>Orangutans are critically endangered, according to the WWF, with habitat loss due to logging and agricultural expansion — particularly palm oil plantations.</p><p>On Sunday, Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said any gifted orangutans will stay in Malaysia, the official Bernama news agency reported.</p><p>&quot;All conservation activities will be carried out in forest areas or forest patches in oil palm plantations with high conservation value,&quot; he said, according to Bernama.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/classified-odd/2024/6/14/oracle-orangutan-backs-germany-for-euros-win-against-scotland-1332">RELATED: Oracle orangutan backs Germany for Euros win against Scotland</a></div><p>&quot;These... areas provide space for orangutans to move freely, find food, and reproduce without interference from humans or other activities.&quot;</p><p>China has long used panda diplomacy as a form of soft power.</p><p>It loans pandas to foreign zoos under strict conditions, including returning any offspring to join China&#x27;s breeding program.</p><p>Palm oil is used in foods such as cakes, chocolate and margarine, as well as cosmetics, soap and shampoo.</p><p>Malaysia and Indonesia together produce the majority of global output.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S4NuYR-H6Ls?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Orangutans are critically endangered, according to the WWF, with habitat loss due to logging and agricultural expansion — particularly palm oil plantations.</p>

Orangutans are critically endangered, according to the WWF, with habitat loss due to logging and agricultural expansion — particularly palm oil plantations.

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Apes to stay at home as Malaysia tweaks 'orangutan diplomacy'

Agence France-Presse

Published Aug 19, 2024 12:56 PM PHT

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