Hey! I just thought I would draw your attention to my flicker account. I've uploaded some pictures of the time I spent in Batu Puteh and just today have added pictures of the orphaned Orangutans at the local sanctuary. The young Orangutans are not yet old enough to fend for themselves and if they were not rescued, it is highly unlikely they would still be alive today.
I think the most sad part of visiting the sanctuary was being told that the sanctuary is quickly running out of funding to keep the Orangutans. Without funding the sanctuary cannot support the orphans, nor transport them to other sanctuaries, when they are older where they can begin rehabilitation and be introduced into
a semi-wild habitat. It is this freedom that allows the Orangutans to live a happy and fulfilled life!
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