Which of these statements best describes the situation of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo?
A. Due to the ease of studying them, since they are large, many research projects have centered around them since the 1980s.
B. Their numbers have been increasing since widespread conservation efforts started in the 1980s.
C. Their habitat has been reduced by more than 50 percent over the last 20 years.
D. Their native habitat is savanna, so their numbers are decreasing after they were transported to forested Indonesian Borneo.
E. Their primary threat is being hunted due to interference with agricultural crops.
Answer: C
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