LEAN MENTAWAI POPULATION

Seekor child Lutung Mentawai (Presbytis-potenziani) or local language called Joja, preserved citizens in Muara Siberut, Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra, Sunday (20/5). Based on IUCN data (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Redlist, Lutung Mentawai is a "Endangered" because the population continues to decrease. It is estimated for the last 40 years the population decreases reaching 50 percent due to habitat damage and also hunting activities. ANTARA PHOTO/Iggoy el Fitra/kye/18