This video says about itself:
April 5, 2013
The International Animal Rescue team have rescued several female orangutans from the ravaged forests of Indonesian Borneo. One female was half starved, her frightened baby clinging to her back, while another was lactating, but her baby was missing, presumed dead or stolen after a desperate search.
The footage shows the IAR team and members of the local forestry department (BKSDA) capturing the starving orangutans and translocating them to areas where there is sufficient food for their survival.
Wildlife Extra writesabout this:
4 starving orangutans rescued after their forest was bulldozed
International Animal Rescue (IAR) releases dramatic footage showing rescue of starving orangutans
April 2013. International Animal Rescue’s team in Indonesia has released dramatic footage showing how they rescued four starving orangutans from an oil palm concession in Borneo after their forest homes were bulldozed by a company belonging to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
IAR is now urging the company, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro (BGA) to halt any further land clearing because it is believed that there are other orangutans trapped inside the concession that will die if they are not relocated.
Adi Irawan, Programme Director of IAR Indonesia, said: “We know there are more orangutans isolated in small patches of forest within this plantation along with other species of protected wildlife such as proboscis monkeys. All the animals in this plantation are under threat and therefore this company should stop all land clearing immediately, carry out habitat assessments and develop strategies to protect all the endangered wildlife in their estate.”
Large orangutan population
The concession is operated by BGA subsidiary PT Ladang Sawit Mas (LSM) in a forest buffer next to Gunung Palung National Park, an area that hosts one of the largest populations of Central Bornean Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) in West Kalimantan.
The footage shows the IAR team and members of the local forestry department (BKSDA) capturing the starving orangutans and translocating them to areas where there is sufficient food for their survival.
Karmele Llano Sanchez, Executive Director of IAR Indonesia, said: “We were appalled at the condition of these orangutans. All of them had gone through long periods of starvation before we rescued them, as the area where they were found, since the company had cleared most of the forest, was too small to provide them with sufficient food.
Baby disappeared
“One of the orangutans had lost her baby, probably killed before the rescue team arrived. More orangutans could die if this company does not take immediate action.”
The rescuers found evidence that the orangutans had been reduced to eating bark and stems because there was little fruit and few leaves available. As well as the lactating female whose baby could not be found, a pregnant female and a mother and baby were successfully translocated.
Alan Knight OBE, IAR Chief Executive said: “It is heartbreaking to see the state of these animals: they are weak from hunger and an increasingly desperate search for food. The only positive note is that, on this occasion, rather than chasing them away or killing them, the palm oil company did the right thing in contacting us so that we could move them to a place of safety.”
International Animal Rescue’s team in Indonesia has saved the lives of more than 60 orangutans. The majority are currently undergoing rehabilitation in IAR’s new centre in Sungai Awan, Ketapang, with a view to eventually being returned to protected areas of forest.
Related articles
- Borneo orangutan discovery (dearkitty1.wordpress.com)
- Pictured: Pregnant orangutan clinging to the last remaining forest tree after bulldozers clear jungle to make way for oil plantation (thisismoney.co.uk)
- Secret population of orangutans discovered in Borneo (thehindu.com)
- Orangutans Are Rescued After Bulldozers Destroy Their Forest Home (news.softpedia.com)
- Adventures in Sabah Borneo Malaysia – Part 2 – Monkey Business (discovertheorient.wordpress.com)
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After Marilyn and I visited Malaysia, we became passionate advocates of greater protection of the rain-forest and the home to endangered wildlife. We were amazed at the mile after mile of palm tree plantations for palm oil production; originally this was rain-forest. Malaysia still has some amazing wildlife but they live in the rain-forest, so please spread the word!
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