“ I was recently on assignment covering deforestation in Indonesia and spent time at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme's rehabilitation center in Kuta Mbelin. The Orangutans in Indonesia have been known to be on the verge of extinction as a result of deforestation and poaching. Found mostly in South-East Asia, where they live on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, the endangered species continue to lose their habitat as a result of corporate expansion in a developing economy. Indonesia approved palm oil concessions on nearly 15 million acres of peatlands over the past years and thousands of square miles have been cleared for plantations, including the lowland areas that are the prime habitat for orangutans. The hardest thing for me when shooting these orangutans is looking in their eyes. It is as though they are asking for something.” - uletifan | November 3, 2016| #Gettyimagesnews #photographertakeover __ The United Nations Climate Change Conference is currently taking plac...