JAKARTA “Remarkably lax” and “laissez-faire” law enforcement efforts by conservation authorities in Indonesia have allowed the killing, capture and trade of scores of orangutans to persist, according to a recent study. Indonesia reported 2,229 crimes against the three orangutan species in the country Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli (Pongo pygmaeus, P. abelii and P. […]
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Rahayu, a juvenile female orangutan, arrived at a rehabilitation center on the Indonesian part of Borneo island feverish, unresponsive and almost comatose, recounts Karmele Llano Sanchez, program director at International Animal Rescue’s Indonesia affiliate. Based on the symptoms, veterinarians suspected a severe case of cerebral malaria and began treatment. Though Rahayu made a full recovery, […]
KOTA KINABALU: Orangutan population in Borneo could decline by about 27% in 10 years if current management practices are not changed and improved, say experts.
KOTA KINABALU: The orangutan population could decline in 10 years if current management practices were not changed and improved, say experts from various countries.