ORANGUTAN, The Victim of Land Fire Rescued From Ketapang Forest

TRIBUNBATAM.id - Not only humans who are the direct victims of the forest and land fires (Karhutla).

Orangutan homes and habitats on peatlands was also burned throughout Kalimantan. 

As a result, a number of orangutans became victims. 

Loss of home, resulting in orangutans also losing space and food. 

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In fact, if not saved, they could starve to death. 

Often these orangutans who have lost their homes are forced into the people's gardens to find some food. 

That's when orangutans will faced one more threat, that is conflict with humans. 

West Kalimantan Conservation Department (BKSDA) of the West Kalimantan Regional Conservation Section (SKW) 1 together with IAR Indonesia Foundation was rescued one orangutan. 

The orangutan was found in a rubber plantation owned by residents in Kuala Satong Village, Matan Hilir Utara District, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, Saturday (9/21/2019). 

The orangutan, named Jerit, is male and is estimated to be 7 years old. 

Argitoe Ranting, IAR Indonesia Manager said, earlier, the Kuala Satong plantation community and the OPU patrol team from IAR found a juvenile orangutan that had long been reported by the rubber plantation owner. 

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"We have a good cooperation with farmers and communities in the Palung-Sungai Putri landscape area," said Argitoe, Monday, (9/23/2019)

"Because the forest around the garden has all been burnt, we have no alternative, and these orangutans must be captured and translocated to the safe forests," Argitoe added. 

The Kuala Satong area, Ketapang, which borders to the Gunung Palung National Park, was also once a forest and orangutan habitat. 

As a result of land clearing that has been converted to oil palm and forest fires, the orangutan habitat is getting smaller.