# @thetorontozoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLujcZTsm68
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32120240-thetorontozoo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bc95628317.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-05T13:14:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Toronto Zoo (@thetorontozoo) — https://gondola.cc/thetorontozoo

## Caption

🌊 July 15 is Arctic Sea Ice Day ❄️ A global reminder of the critical role sea ice plays in regulating our planet’s climate. Did you know the melting of Arctic sea ice impacts more species than just polar bears? 

Rising global temperatures, primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels, are having significant impacts on the rainforests of Indonesia, home to thousands of species. These changes increase the risk of forest and brushfires, disrupt species migrations, and heighten drought concerns as the rainforest’s humidity declines. 

With fewer than 14,000 left in the wild, the Sumatran orangutan - known as the “people of the forest”- faces particularly devastating impacts from climate change. Climate change threatens their habitat, food and water availability, reproduction, and overall survival. It also disrupts their role as a keystone species, which is vital for seed dispersal in their forest ecosystems. 

Agriculture and human encroachment further exacerbate habitat loss. Orangutans forced into fragmented forests face heightened risks of human conflict, poaching, and disease transmission. 

Protecting these critically endangered apes requires urgent action, and thankfully, shopping smarter is one way to help.  Supporting sustainable palm oil production will reduce deforestation and help maintain native biodiversity, reducing the pressures on orangutan habitats. 

Help shop for products that use sustainable palm oil. Additionally, reducing global greenhouse gas emissions can help mitigate the severity of climate change impacts on orangutan ecosystems: https://www.cmzoo.org/conservation/orangutans-palm-oil/palm-oil-scan-mobile-app/ 

Learn more and test your Climate IQ for a chance to WIN a behind-the-scenes experience with the polar bears at your Toronto Zoo! Discover how climate change is impacting their Arctic habitat and enter by July 18, 2025 at 11:59pm: https://woobox.com/gg94o7 #SaveOurSeaIce #GuardiansOfWild #ClimateActionNOW

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guardiansofwild, saveourseaice, climateactionnow

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