North Sumatra BBKSDA Sends 5 Orangutans To Jambi

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MEDAN - The Center for Natural Resources Conservation (BBKSDA) of North Sumatra Province sent five Sumatran orangutans (Pongo Abelii) to Jambi to be released into the wild.

The five orangutans were previously rehabilitated at the Orang Utan Quarantine Center in Mbate Mbelin, Deli Serdang Regency, before being sent to Jambi.

"He was rehabilitated in a quarantine center managed by the Sustainable Ecosystem Foundation-Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (YEL-SOCP)," said the Head of the North Sumatra BBKSDA through the North Sumatra BBKSDA PEH, Rezki Indah Siregar, quoted by Antara, Friday, October 29.

Rezki said the five orangutans were sent by road on Monday, October 25 with a journey of approximately 36 hours.

Upon arrival in Jambi, the five orangutans were accommodated at the Bukit Tigapuluh Orangutan Reintroduction Station managed by the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) on Wednesday, 27 October.

"The condition of these five orangutans, prior to departure from the results of the YEL-SOCP medical team's examination, was confirmed to be in good health and negative for COVID-19," he said.

The five orangutans, each Deka (6 years old), are male, from Medan and have been in PKOS since July 27, 2016.

Then Tesi, (6 years old), female, from Patumbak, North Sumatra and has been in PKOS since January 6, 2017. Next, Ipin (6 years), male, comes from Animal Sanctuary Trush Indonesia (ASTI) West Java and is in PKOS since January 17, 2017.

Next is Dupa (6 years), a female, from Dumai Riau and has been in PKOS since 27 June 2019, and Marelan, a male, from Marelan, North Sumatra and has been in PKOS since 25 November 2019.