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DISCUSSION
1.0 ROLE OF ORANG UTAN REHABILITATION CENTRE TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES
1.1 Rehabilitation
As more and more rainforest disappears, orang-utans are coming into frequent contact with humans. As a result more of them are being captured. It is absolutely vital that orang-utans be returned to the wild where they can breed and propagate the species. Orang-utans are on the brink of extinction, so each individual’s genetic blueprint is critical for the future survival of the species. It is absolutely crucial, therefore, that orang-utans have a chance to live wild in the forest, where they can continue to have babies and thereby ensure their survival as a species. At orang-utan rehabilitation centres in Borneo, captured orang-utans are gently helped to prepare for life in the wild.
The captured orang-utans come through many channels. Some are confiscated from their owners or in customs when they are being smuggled out of Indonesia. Some are rescued from palm oil plantations where they have ended up as a last resort, starving because their food sources have literally disappeared. Some are actually kept by plantation workers as ‘mascots’ and pets. Preparing for life in the wild can be a long process. Baby orang-utans normally live with their mother for the first six to seven years of their life until they are strong enough to cope on their own. It takes years to teach the little ones the skills they need to become independent, wild orang-utans. But it is a task gladly undertake. They are brought to the centres where veterinarians examine them for diseases in order to prepare them for a new life in the rainforest.
1.2 The Adults Are Shot And The Babies Are Captured
When the rainforest is cut down or burned, orang-utans and other animals living there are forced to flee to new areas. Many times the orang-utans have no other option but to enter into areas used by human such as plantations in order to find food. Unfortunately these
1.0 ROLE OF ORANG UTAN REHABILITATION CENTRE TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES
1.1 Rehabilitation
As more and more rainforest disappears, orang-utans are coming into frequent contact with humans. As a result more of them are being captured. It is absolutely vital that orang-utans be returned to the wild where they can breed and propagate the species. Orang-utans are on the brink of extinction, so each individual’s genetic blueprint is critical for the future survival of the species. It is absolutely crucial, therefore, that orang-utans have a chance to live wild in the forest, where they can continue to have babies and thereby ensure their survival as a species. At orang-utan rehabilitation centres in Borneo, captured orang-utans are gently helped to prepare for life in the wild.
The captured orang-utans come through many channels. Some are confiscated from their owners or in customs when they are being smuggled out of Indonesia. Some are rescued from palm oil plantations where they have ended up as a last resort, starving because their food sources have literally disappeared. Some are actually kept by plantation workers as ‘mascots’ and pets. Preparing for life in the wild can be a long process. Baby orang-utans normally live with their mother for the first six to seven years of their life until they are strong enough to cope on their own. It takes years to teach the little ones the skills they need to become independent, wild orang-utans. But it is a task gladly undertake. They are brought to the centres where veterinarians examine them for diseases in order to prepare them for a new life in the rainforest.
1.2 The Adults Are Shot And The Babies Are Captured
When the rainforest is cut down or burned, orang-utans and other animals living there are forced to flee to new areas. Many times the orang-utans have no other option but to enter into areas used by human such as plantations in order to find food. Unfortunately these