WILD ORANGUTAN WERE FORCED TO EAT PALM PLANTS
Nest is a very crucial resting place for orangutan. Orangutans make their nest twice each day. One for rest in the afternoon, and a larger one for evening until the next morning. On November 7th 2016, COP received a report that two orangutans destroyed palm and pineapple plantations owned by Mr. Bayu. After field review, APE Crusader, COP’s rapid response team, found two newly made nests.
Once again, we found fragmented forest. The forest that stuck between a plantation owned by PT. MAP and villager’s plantation. These orangutans must be distressed, all the food in the forest were gone and forced to enter the plantation owned by Mr. Bayu,
After two days, Mr. Bayu reported that the orangutan destroyed the palm plantation again. APE Crusader along with BKSDA Sampit immediately headed to the location, and tried to chase the orangutan. Wild orangutan was very agile, and the team lost track.
Conflict between orangutan and plantations will never stop, as long as the field used for plantation was orangutan’s habitat.
ORANGUTAN LIAR TERPAKSA MAKAN SAWIT
Sarang adalah tempat istirahat penting bagi orangutan. Dalam kesehariannya, orangutan akan membuat sarang sebanyak dua kali. Satu sarang pada saat istirahat di siang hari, dan satu sarang yang lebih besar pada sore hari untuk tidurnya hingga esok pagi. 7 November 2016, COP mendapat laporan ada dua orangutan merusak perkebunan sawit dan nenas milik pak Bayu. Hasil dari lapangan, APE Crusader, tim gerak cepatnya Center for Orangutan Protection menemukan dua buah sarang yang masih baru.
Sekali lagi kami menemukan hutan yang terfragmentasi. Hutan yang terjepit di antara perkebunan PT. MAP dengan milik masyarakat. Orangutan ini pasti terdesak, pakan di hutan habis dan terpaksa masuk ke perkebunan sawit milik pak Bayu.
Selang dua hari kemudian, pak Bayu melaporkan kembali orangutan tersebut merusak perkebunan sawit lagi. APE Crusader bersama BKSDA Sampit segera menuju lokasi, dan mengejar orangutan tersebut. Orangutan liar memang sangat lincah sekali, tim pun kehilangan jejaknya.
Konflik orangutan dan perkebunan tidak akan pernah berhenti, semasa lahan perkebunan yang digunakan adalah habitat orangutan.
