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https://news.mongabay.com/video/2025/12/orangutans-rescued-from-the-wildlife-trade-undergo-intensive-re-training-to-return-to-the-wild/>
"NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Welcome to jungle school, where orphaned orangutans
are learning the basics for survival that they will need for life in the wild.
At the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) in North Sumatra, vets and biologists
are rehabilitating orangutans who have been confiscated from the illegal
wildlife trade. Once they have mastered the basics of climbing, building nests
and finding food, the aim is that they will one day be returned to the wild.
The Sumatran orangutan was once found throughout the island of Sumatra’s
lowland forests. But due to decades of habitat loss, poaching and conflict
killings they have experienced an estimated population decline of over 80% in
the last 75 years.
Sanctuaries in Sumatra like OIC are working on the frontlines of conservation,
to give these rescued orangutans a second chance at life."
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-wild-oyster-comeback/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
