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Orangutan in Jakarta

Baby Borneo Orangutan seen behind the tree in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 03, 2018. The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is working hard to build an “Orangutan Haven” in North Sumatra to accommodate disabled orangutans and orangutans that cannot be released to their natural habitat. Beginning construction four years ago with a US$2 million budget, the 48-hectare facility in Sibolangit, Deli Serdang regency, is expected to be ready by early 2019 to give long-term protection and provide improved living conditions for the disabled and unreleasable arboreal mammals. Five orangutans, including a female, will be placed in the facility by the end of 2018,, which will be open for public visits. The five could not be released to their natural habitat as they no longer have the ability to survive in the wild, posing a risk to themselves as well as other populations. Nine artificial islands measuring between 600 and 800 square meters are being prepared by the SOCP in the Orangutan Haven, which is the first such facility in the world. (Photo by Afriadi Hikmal/NurPhoto)

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