Hundreds of apes face starvation

Mon, 12 Jan 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Hundreds of bekantan (Nasalis
larvatus) long-nosed monkeys at Kaget Island Zoo at the Barito
River delta, Barito Kuala regency, are reportedly facing a food
shortage.

The head of the Forestry Ministry, Santoso Notoatmodjo, said
the animals had begun to suffer because rice fringes, which were
their main food, had died as the result of the drought.

Antara quoted him as saying Friday that 195 apes had been
evacuated to shelters on several islands including Kambang, Panci
and Muara Anjir, while another 10 had been removed to Surabaya
Zoo in East Java. (09)

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