Recent surveys in the forests of Ulu Segama Malua, Sabah, Malaysia, show that Orang-utans (P. p. morio) can be maintained..
Today the majority of wild great ape populations are found outside of the network of protected areas in both Africa and Asia, therefore determining if these populations are able to survive in forests that are exploited for timber or other extractive uses and how this is managed, is paramount for their conservation.