The list of the world's endangered species will certainly grow longer when the damage from the fires is fully assessed. Now an effort is being made to export proboscis monkeys from Indonesia. Singapore Zoo already obtained five animals. Toronto Zoo in Canada is planning to import up to ten animals. US and European zoos are said to be interested in exhibiting the species.
Proboscis monkeys live along Borneo's rivers.
Unfortunately, the proboscis monkey's long nose has led to the species being sought after by zoos despite its fragility. Prior to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, some animals reached Western zoos, where they fared poorly. In 1997 it reported none. In 1975, Berlin Zoo, Germany, reported 6 proboscis. In 1997 it reported none.