Birth of baby orangutan in Borneo gives hope for the future of the Critically Endangered species.
UNITED KINGDOM / AGILITYPR.NEWS / January 07, 2021 / More photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/443fjywapdrj98i/AADTBYiIPUDcU2Z6Z79agVRwa?dl=0
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Critically endangered Bornean orangutan Laksmi (pictured) was rescued from wildlife traders in 2011 by a team from International Animal Rescue (IAR) Indonesia and the local Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA.) She then spent years in rehabilitation before being returned to the Bornean rainforest in 2017. Fast forward three years to October 2020 when Laksmi was spotted with her new baby, Lusiana, by IAR’s monitoring team.
Laksmi is one of four females to have given birth in the national park after being rescued and rehabilitated, giving hope for the species’ survival.
For further information and photos of the other mothers and babies please contact Lis Key at IAR on 07957 824379.
Mother Laksmi and baby Lusiana can look forward to a bright future.
About Us
Our vision is a world where humans and animals coexist in sustainable ecosystems. Our mission is to build awareness and implement effective systems so that habitats and animals are protected.
At International Animal Rescue we not only save animals from suffering, we also rehabilitate and release them back into the wild and work to protect their precious natural habitats. Our work includes cutting free and caring for captive bears in India and Armenia, rescuing and rehabilitating orangutans and other primates in Indonesia and treating injured and orphaned howler monkeys in Costa Rica. Our aim is to return animals to their natural environment wherever possible, but we also provide a permanent home for those that can no longer fend for themselves.
As human populations expand, wildlife comes under increasing threat. By rescuing individual animals belonging to species like the orangutan and reintroducing them into protected areas in the wild, our work also plays a role in the conservation of the species as a whole.
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Lis Key
Media and Communications Manager
lis@internationalanimalrescue.orgPhone: 07957 824379 Mobile: 07957 824379
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