Ernest Zacharevic Carves Huge SOS Distress Call for Endangered Orangutans

Environmental activist and artist Ernest Zacharevic carved a humongous SOS distress call into 20 hectares of palm oil plantation land in Sumatra. The man-made intervention is part of Zacharevic's ongoing Splash and Burn initiative that aims to raise awareness for endangered orangutans in the region. A total of only 14,600 orangutans currently remain in Sumatra. In collaboration with the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS), the land used for the artist's carving was purchased with the proceeds colle...