Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Nd crying like educed to a for palm oil
it is smaller area, so many locals do not cienmele realise they are critically endangered, and continue to hunt them. they restiapes at.
0,000 illed rests more nto a
Other apes, like Jambu, are shot by fruit farmers trying to protect their crops. One of the bullets lodged in his spine, partially paralysing his legs. But after a short stay in quarantine at the sanctuary, Jambu abies was released back into the wild. ly as The charity is now working to stop 0, or locals killing orang-utans. In particular, nterland they are teaching children, who they hope will help to educate their parents. Mirror It is also supplying fertiliser made from animal dung to farmers to keep their current plots viable, and so stop them destroying more of the forest. Alan says: “We’ve had our first 10 years in Borneo and have been successful at rescuing individual orang-utans but are we really saving the species? No.
“So, in the next 10 years we would like to start buying vast tracts of land where these creatures will be properly protected. If we don’t, I fear orang-utans will soon be extinct in the wild.
“But I have to believe there is hope. I believe it is possible for orang-utans to make a comeback. I dream of a day when locals take tourists out to watch the orang-utans living wild in their forests. “That way, everyone wins.”
Red Ape: Saving the Orang-utan is on BBC Two on May 10 at 9pm. To help, visit internationalanimalrescue.org.