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[|New orangutan species discovered, but could soon be extinct, experts warn]

**New Orangutan Species Discovered, but Could Soon be Extinct, Experts Warn**
Fox News November 6, 2017 Accessed November 6, 2017

The Pongo tapanuliensis, a new species of orangutan (Picture by Andrew Walmsley) http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/11/06/new-orangutan-species-discovered-but-could-soon-be-extinct-experts-warn.html

A newly-discovered species of great ape could soon be extinct if humans stick to their current course and damage our environment, according to many environmental scientists. The Tapanuli orangutan was recently designated as the seventh-known species of great ape on Earth. Only now, after years of research, are scientists confident that the Tapanuli's behavior and genetic characteristics distinguish it from the Sumatran orangutan. This is what makes the Tapanuli orangutan a unique species. The researchers say there are only about 800 Tapanuli orangutans left, and they could soon become extinct.
 * Summary:**

This is clearly related to what we have been studying in class as it relates to the topic of endangered species. In class, we looked at many different endangered species, the factors which increase the risk of a particular species becoming endangered and extinct, and also the different laws, legislation, and treaties that have been passed and/or acknowledged with the sole purpose of preventing the extinction and endangerment of different species across the globe. These factors and information surrounding what we learned in class in relation to this article can clearly be seen when Miller discusses solutions to protect species from depletion and extinction and the acknowledgement of certain factors influencing such endangered species (Miller 703-705).
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Reading this article brought to light for me the importance of finding certain mechanisms to help find different solutions to the problems that face us as a society today with respect to the issue of protecting and recognizing different species that may face the risk of being endangered from depletion and extinction. I realized after reading this article that there is always something more that we can do as humans, and that it is our role as human beings to care for and protect all inhabitants of our earth, not only humans.
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A law which relates closely to this article is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which makes it illegal for Americans to import or trade in any product made from an endangered or threatened species unless it is used for an approved scientific purpose or to enhance the survival of the species (Miller 705-707).
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