Indonesia Still Wants Orangutans Repatriated!

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PRESS RELEASE

Thai Ambassador in Jakarta to be Summoned by

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs on Orangutan

Issue

 

Indonesia Still Wants Orangutans Repatriated!

 

The Indonesian Minister of Forestry has made it clear

again today that the Indonesian government insist on a

speedy repatriation of more than one hundred illegally

obtained orangutans currently held in Thailand.

Yesterday, Friday the 13th of August, 36 of the

missing 41 orangutans (that had supposedly died and

been cremated) were found very much alive, although

many are thought to be in bad health due to

inadequate, cramped living conditions. According to a

high-ranking Department of National Parks official,

the animals will be moved out of Safariworld within a

few days and be placed in the care of wildlife

breeding centres of the Department of National Parks

for the duration of the ongoing legal process. The

Indonesian CITES chief Mr. Widodo has again, on behalf

of the Indonesian Minister of Forestry, said that it

is in the best interests of the orangutans for them to

be relocated to the Indonesian wildlife rescue centres

that are adequately equipped to care for the apes and

have the necessary expertise. Space for a total of 120

orangutans is already available at two rescue centres

operated by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation

in Indonesia. The Indonesian Foreign Minister will

summon the Thai ambassador to Indonesia on Monday to

again stress the serious nature of this matter and

press for a swift resolution. In the meantime, the

Thai Minister for Natural Resources and Environment,

Khun Suvit Khunkitty, who oversees the Department of

National Parks, yesterday personally ordered the

removal of the orangutans from Safariworld as a matter

of urgency.

 

 

 

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