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Orangutan and Baby – The morning sunlight caught the sitting pair while feeding on mango and seeds, the sun’s rays bouncing and dancing from their bodies highlighting their distinctive features. 

A Limited Edition Print (25) fine art photograph by Elizabeth McNamee.

It is hard to imagine that these majestic human–like creatures are on the brink of extinction. Orangutans in Sumatra are under immense threat.  The Sumatran Orangutan was once distributed over the entire island of Sumatra and further south into Java it is now restricted to the north of the island. Of the nine existing populations only seven have prospects of long term viability. A century ago, more than 230,000 orangutans roamed in the wild.  They are classified by the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered.

Orangutan’s rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. They are being torn down due to palm oil plantations, timber, farming, mining and roads. The populations of orangutans are fragmented and isolated as roads and plantations are built. The orangutan is almost exclusively arboreal so very little habitat is left for these groups of populations.  The relentless destruction of Sumatra’s rainforests has pushed the Sumatran orangutans to the edge of extinction. Once found in forests across Sumatra but now only survive in two provinces: North Sumatra and Aceh. The Leuser Ecosystem is the last stronghold for the species.  The populations are fragmented and isolated as roads and plantations divide up the forest and cause conflict with local communities and  the stranded and starving apes are forced to raid crops.  Females are hunted most often. When caught with offspring, the young are often kept as pets. The pet trade is a major problem. Is there still hope?

The unique story surrounding each animal portrait comes with the print.

These Fine Art Giclee Prints are printed using archival pigment inks and made using 100% cotton, museum grade, archival quality 330gms paper with an ultra-smooth finish which is acid, lignin and chloride free with ph buffering for superb durability and print stability.  It has a bright white surface that delivers a high D-max and wide colour gamut suitable for fine art prints with a print life of at least 75 years if cared for and displayed correctly.  It is recommended that these prints are professionally framed.

All are under copyright.  They are original photographs by the artist.  They are offered in limited edition of 25 per print size, all are signed on the front and numbered.  They are hand signed and numbered on the back and come with a certificate of authenticity.  These prints are supplied unframed and without a mat.  They are posted in a thick protective tube rolled within Archival quality photo tissue for protection.  All purchases of these fine art photographic works are printed on order, please adjust delivery time frame by 10 days to accommodate the custom printing process.