The last orangutans
A German photographer chronicles the displacement of Indonesia's indigenous species
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(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn) In April 2014, German photographer Sandra Hoyn traveled to this lush Petri dish of wildlife. As she traversed the island, Hoyn noticed its renowned rainforest was being overtake)
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn))
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn))
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn) Palm-oil plantations have replaced nearly four-fifths of Sumatra's rainforest. As they continue to expand, Indonesia's indigenous species find themselves struggling to survive i)
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn))
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn)While visiting the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program's center, in Batu Mbelin, Hoyn photographed orangutans that had been rescued from withering habitats and brought to the)
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn) Hoyn noted, too, the dichotomy between the rather peaceful images she shot of endangered orangutans, nomads, and others, with those of Indonesia's troops. These fatigued, armed)
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn))
(Image credit: (Sandra Hoyn))
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