Orangutans sick in E. Kalimantan<\/p>\n
BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: Ailments afflicting orangutans in
\nEast Kalimantan include the common flu, hepatitis, intestinal
\nworms and tuberculosis, the head of a forestry research center
\nhas said.<\/p>\n
Boen Purnama referred to orangutans here during a workshop on
\nforest fire coverage.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a workshop on forest fire coverage, Boen Purnama
\nsaid that many of the affected orangutans, who are cared for at
\nthe Wana Riset Semboja rehabilitation center could be cured,
\nincluding one suffering from Hepatitis C.<\/p>\n
He said he regretted that a trade in orangutan continued, with
\nanimals fetching prices of up to Rp 500,000. \"To catch a young
\norangutan, a hunter must kill its mother,\" Boen said.<\/p>\n
Boen said psychologists skilled in dealing with primates were
\nneeded to care for and rehabilitate orangutans at the center,
\nwhich is located 38 kilometers south of Balikpapan.<\/p>\n
The center, which currently holds 200 orangutans, needs at
\nleast Rp 3 million to care for each orangutan over a three-year
\nperiod, the agency said. This year it has released 40 orangutans
\nback into the wild. (anr)<\/p>",
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