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General public finally barred from involvement with orangutan rehab at Sepilok
6 Jul 2020

General public finally barred from involvement with orangutan rehab at Sepilok

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Main photo credit: Travellers Worldwide Instagram Friends of the Orangutans • 6 July 2020 The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) recently confirmed that an exploitive voluntourism programme practised at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (SORC) for more than 15 years until early … Continued

Perilous orangutan tourism resumes at Sepilok amid COVID-19 pandemic
1 Jul 2020

Perilous orangutan tourism resumes at Sepilok amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Main photo: SORC visitor photographs an orangutan up close. Her face mask is in her hand. The person on the left, with a cane in his hand, is an SWD staff. Published 1 July 2020 Tourism at the Sepilok Orangutan … Continued

Appalling video of gibbon raise concerns about PERHILITAN rescue centres, again
5 Jun 2020

Appalling video of gibbon raise concerns about PERHILITAN rescue centres, again

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The animal in the image above is an Agile gibbon, an endangered species, at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sungkai, Perak. It is a government-owned centre managed by PERHILITAN, the peninsular Malaysia wildlife department. The appalling state in which … Continued

COVID-19: Time for change at the controversial Sepilok Orangutan Rehab Centre
27 May 2020

COVID-19: Time for change at the controversial Sepilok Orangutan Rehab Centre

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Friends of the Orangutans • 5 May 2020 Over the years, researchers have provided ample evidence that great apes, including orangutans, are susceptible to human diseases, including respiratory ones. Humans are also known to be vulnerable to great ape pathogens. … Continued

SWD’s dubious plan to release two orphaned Sepilok orangutans
25 May 2020

SWD’s dubious plan to release two orphaned Sepilok orangutans

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Published on 25 May 2020   Based on an October 2019 Borneo Post news report, it appears that the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) is planning to move two “rehabilitated” yet humanised (over habituation to, and/or overdependency on, humans) orangutans, Rosa and Ceria, … Continued

Zoo Negara’s cruel treatment of orangutans and chimps – and non-compliance with the law
23 May 2020

Zoo Negara’s cruel treatment of orangutans and chimps – and non-compliance with the law

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Published 23 May 2020. Updated 28 October 2020. Note: Zoo Negara has taken action to comply with the zoo regulations stated below. Click here to view our follow-up article. Zoo Negara, Malaysia’s most popular zoo, apparently has a dark side … Continued

SWD’s dubious plan to release two orphaned Sepilok orangutans
15 May 2020

SWD’s dubious plan to release two orphaned Sepilok orangutans

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Photo: two young orangutans grab a tourist at the SORC Based on an October 2019 Borneo Post news report, it appears that the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) is planning to move two “rehabilitated” yet humanised (over habituation to, and/or overdependency … Continued

When profits rule – Sepilok orangutan release disaster
4 May 2020

When profits rule – Sepilok orangutan release disaster

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On 3 October 2018, an orangutan called Tiger was moved from the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (SORC) to the Tabin Wildlife Reserve (TWR) forest and released there. The TWR is a Protected forest in eastern Sabah. Tiger’s release into to … Continued

British company folds, but will orangutan exploitation at Sepilok end?
5 Mar 2020

British company folds, but will orangutan exploitation at Sepilok end?

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Published on 5 March 2020. 15 July 2020 update – Travellers Worldwide ceased trading in February 2020. The Sabah Wildlife Department confirmed in June 2020 that members of the public would not be allowed to take part in the rehabilitation process … Continued

Tell Travellers Worldwide, stop exploiting Sepilok orangutans!
6 Nov 2019

Tell Travellers Worldwide, stop exploiting Sepilok orangutans!

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Published on 6 November 2019 15 July 2020 update – Travellers Worldwide ceased trading in February 2020. The Sabah Wildlife Department confirmed in June 2020 that members of the public would not be allowed to take part in the rehabilitation process … Continued

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