Emaciated, moaning and scarred: Orangutan rescued after spending TWO YEARS tied up
AN ORPHANED orangutan has been rescued from a life in chains after spending TWO YEARS tied up on a farm.
The distressed young animal, called Si Manis, was left emaciated, moaning and covered in scars after spending her short life tethered to a nylon rope to stop her from roaming free.
A local farmer from a village in Labai, Ketapang District in Indonesia, had found the female primate as a baby in 2012 and took her home out of pity but had little knowledge how to care for the abandoned animal
Instead of a natural diet of fruit and vegetables the well-meaning farmer, Paulus, fed Si Manis a human diet of condensed milk and fried foods and tied her up to stop her escaping.
However, after two years, Paulus realised the extent of Si Manis' suffering and reached out to the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA).
The primate was taken into custody by the International Animal Rescue [BARCROFT]
The young orangutan was quickly taken into custody and transferred to the International Animal Rescue (IAR), where she joined other animals of her kind and learnt how to live in the wild.
Richa Fery Yuliana, an IAR vet in Ketapang District, said: "Si Manis was always given sweetened condensed milk and ate rice, tofu and fried foods, like the human beings who cared for him. But here we try in general to feed the orangutan fruits and vegetables.
The plight of the animal was not immediately following her rescue, as it took Si Manis a few days to adjust to her new diet.
Si Manis suffered for two years before being taken into care [BARCROFT ]
Richa added: "After coming here Si Manis did not want to eat the fruit. After a few days here she was sick with diarrohea due to changes in her diet."
IAR is teaching Si Manis to behave like other orangutans at a 'baby school' so she can learn the necessary skills to survive in the wild.
"Si Manis can learn how to make a nest as with other orangutans. Of course we slowly introduced Si Manis with other orangutans, not directly to the baby school, then we combine her with other orang-utans," said Richa, adding: "After going through all the processes we can release her into the forest."
With the help of our students studying the Environment & Wildlife Management Courses along with those students studying Pet & Animal Care Courses Learning Cloud Australia has launched both an internal and external campaign to to boost donations to care for this beautiful animal.
For more information or if you wish to make a donation, please visit The Orangutan Project by clicking that Image below.
The distressed young animal, called Si Manis, was left emaciated, moaning and covered in scars after spending her short life tethered to a nylon rope to stop her from roaming free.
A local farmer from a village in Labai, Ketapang District in Indonesia, had found the female primate as a baby in 2012 and took her home out of pity but had little knowledge how to care for the abandoned animal
Instead of a natural diet of fruit and vegetables the well-meaning farmer, Paulus, fed Si Manis a human diet of condensed milk and fried foods and tied her up to stop her escaping.
However, after two years, Paulus realised the extent of Si Manis' suffering and reached out to the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA).
The primate was taken into custody by the International Animal Rescue [BARCROFT]
The young orangutan was quickly taken into custody and transferred to the International Animal Rescue (IAR), where she joined other animals of her kind and learnt how to live in the wild.
Richa Fery Yuliana, an IAR vet in Ketapang District, said: "Si Manis was always given sweetened condensed milk and ate rice, tofu and fried foods, like the human beings who cared for him. But here we try in general to feed the orangutan fruits and vegetables.
The plight of the animal was not immediately following her rescue, as it took Si Manis a few days to adjust to her new diet.
Si Manis suffered for two years before being taken into care [BARCROFT ]
Richa added: "After coming here Si Manis did not want to eat the fruit. After a few days here she was sick with diarrohea due to changes in her diet."
IAR is teaching Si Manis to behave like other orangutans at a 'baby school' so she can learn the necessary skills to survive in the wild.
"Si Manis can learn how to make a nest as with other orangutans. Of course we slowly introduced Si Manis with other orangutans, not directly to the baby school, then we combine her with other orang-utans," said Richa, adding: "After going through all the processes we can release her into the forest."
With the help of our students studying the Environment & Wildlife Management Courses along with those students studying Pet & Animal Care Courses Learning Cloud Australia has launched both an internal and external campaign to to boost donations to care for this beautiful animal.
For more information or if you wish to make a donation, please visit The Orangutan Project by clicking that Image below.
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