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Orangutan habitat under siege as palm oil company clears forest in Borneo (news.mongabay.com)
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[–] OutForARip@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s so sad how we treat our nearest neighbor species.

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago

... and for palm oil, one of the unhealthiest oils around.

[–] pepperonisalami@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

And the president of Indonesia goes: "oil palms are trees, they've got leaves"