Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Project (SOCP)
Mission statement
Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is endeavouring to conserve viable wild populations of the Critically Endangered Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii). It supports the conservation of the Sumatran Orangutan through habitat protection, reintroduction, education, monitoring and research
The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is a collaborative programme of PanEco Foundation (Switzerland) and its counterpart NGO Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (Medan, North Sumatra). Currently close to 70 local staff assist with implementing the various SOCP programmes in Aceh and North Sumatra.
SOCP is seen as the foremost authority on the status and distribution of remaining wild Sumatran Orangutans, and are increasingly active in the battle to save the remaining wild habitat of this critically endangered species.
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ASAP Partner since: 2017
Country focus: Indonesia
News & Stories
Earlier this year, a significant breakthrough was made in one of the projects funded by ASAP’s Species Conservation Fund. After a long search, the dedicated team rediscovered the very first specimen of an Mesilau Stream Toad, thought to have been lost to science.