DS: ORANGUTANS ARE A PROTECTED SPECIES. YET THEIR RAINFOREST HABITAT IS BEING RAZED FOR CONFLICT PALM OIL, A MAJOR CAUSE OF DEFORESTATION. HOW DO YOU REACCLIMATIZE ORANGUTANS TORN FROM THEIR FAMILIES? BG:

It depends on how long it’s been in captivity and the age. Sometimes it takes one day if the animal has just been captured. With an infant, it may take 10 years. Also, you cannot just throw an infant orangutan out to a forest, much like throwing a two- or threeyear-old orphan out on the street, telling them to earn a living.