JAKARTA, Oct 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has rescued a male wild Bornean orang utan that entered a community garden in West Kalimantan province, said the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, on Friday.
The habitat of this 19-year-old orang utan is a small forest, located on the edge of Tempurukan Village, in West Kalimantan’s district of Ketapang, the ministry said, adding that, the mammal has entered a community garden to look for food.
After being rescued and declared healthy, the orang utan was moved to Sentap Kacang forest, in the province.
Currently the number of Bornean orang utan was estimated to reach 57,350, and 4,520 of which are in West Kalimantan.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the conservation status of the Bornean orang utan is critically endangered.– NNN-ANTARA
