My family and I flew to Borneo a few years ago and spent a dozen or so days in the Malaysian rainforest. I wanted to see orangutans in their natural habitat. I was given the contact details of someone who was supposed to help me with this endeavor. We were directed to a national park located in the state of Sabah, in the northeastern part of Borneo, and is strictly protected. You can only enter there by showing documents. I was a bit surprised that you can only enter the jungle this way, but I quickly found out why. We spent a few days walking from morning till night with a guide, Mike (that's a name for Europeans, his real name was Darum). The park is about 43,800 hectares, there live 340 species of birds, 120 species of mammals, including elephants and orangutans. We didn't have to wait long to see them. During our trek Mike told us why the jungle is so heavily protected. The reason is theft of animals. Although it is illegal to take animals out of Malaysia, there are mafias that steal animals and smuggle them, for example on ships with other goods to countries where they are in high demand. Have you seen videos on Facebook and YouTube where a little monkey is bathing in a bathtub, dressed in clothes or jumping on someone's couch? I hope you didn't like this post because this monkey was probably kidnapped by smugglers and smuggled into a country where someone bought it to keep as a domesticated pet, away from other monkeys and its natural habitat ☹ Mike also told us about how orangutans are dying because of the clearing of jungles for palm forests. Palm forests are currently planted in many places in Asia, these are palm oil plantations, which are used in many food and cosmetic products. The high demand for oil causes jungles to be cleared and even burned to make room for plantations. And in this jungle, among others, live orangutans. Despite the fact that their home has been destroyed, they keep coming back to this place, and here... there is already patch cultivation. Orangutans considered pests are killed on the spot or captured. I encourage you to give up products with palm oil. I will also add that it is very unhealthy. Choose cosmetics consciously. Some natural cosmetics, especially soaps, also contain palm oil. Orientana natural cosmetics do not contain it. http://www.ekonsument.pl/a654_nie_kupuj_oleju_palmowego.html