John,

With their long, frizzy hair and mustachioed faces, the Tapanuli orangutan is distinct from its relatives found on Sumatra and Borneo. Their calls have even been mistaken for human language. 

Sadly fewer than 800 remain, some scientists estimate there may be as few as 560. And their only home in the Batanga Toru rainforest in Indonesia rests on a rich seam of gold, which British giant Jardine Matheson plans to tear from the ground. 

Years ago we stopped this company from destroying the habitat of the super-endangered Sumatran elephant. If enough of us chip in now, we can do it again – rolling out smart tactics to get Jardine Matheson to the negotiating table and give these rare Tapanuli orangutans a chance at surviving. Can you chip in? 

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Jardine Matheson and its gold mining company want to expand deeper into the heart of orangutan territory, threatening to drive the last of these great apes to extinction. The project has already destroyed nearly 42 football fields worth of this tropical forest – and satellite images have just revealed new expansion activity. 

The Tapanuli orangutan is the most endangered great ape on Earth. If we're going to save the species from extinction, we need to move fast. 

Pressure on Jardine Matheson is growing. Our petition now has over 156,000 signatures and counting, and recently Norway’s state pension fund cut ties with the company over concern for the orangutan. 

Building on this momentum, together we can 10x this campaign:

• Make execs famous for their role in forest destruction, hounding them at public appearances, splashing their faces on ads and in the media;

• Pass new regulations, lobbying governments to close loopholes and make mining projects too expensive and too difficult to greenlight;

• Support grassroots groups conducting research and surveys to document mining activity in protected forest areas;

• Amplify the voices of concerned investors, turning up the heat on the CEO from the inside; and more!

In 2015, when this same company threatened the habitat of the super-endangered Sumatran elephant, our community sprung into action. Together we generated a firestorm of public pressure on execs that saved this beloved elephant.

So let’s do it again. With enough of us chipping in, we can get started pushing Jardine Matheson to the negotiating table again – and continue fighting to protect forests and endangered animals everywhere from corporate greed. Can you help save the Tapanuli orangutan?

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