October 23, 2018

DELAYED ONE DAY, THIS ORANGUTAN FINALLY GOT RESCUED

His body is skinny, just look at him, he has no muscles and fats mass. This male orangutan is being kept in a wooden box with size of 100 cm x 100 cm x50 in cm. Previously, the orangutan was put in a larger cage, but he destroyed it and then he moved to a box without a door.

The 6-hours journey was taken by APE Defender team to Meratak village, Bengalon, East Kutai, East Kalimantan. Without stopping, the team was hoping they could immediately took the orangutan. But what could they say, the team from Samarinda suffered a tire break. Therefore, we had to stayed the night.

The day after, APE Defender team from Berau and BKSDA team from Samarinda were be able to meet and evacuate the orangutan that had been kept by the locals since 2014. The locals story that the orangutan was dangerous didn’t make the team anaestize him in hurry. The team slowly approached the orangutan, fed him, and stole his trust. Slowly, until finally he wanted to be carried by one of COP’s founder, Hardi Baktiantoro. “Very thin, hopefully he can get better and get his second chance to go back in nature.”, said Hardi.

Taking care orangutan as pet is illegal. If you know about orangutan being kept as pet, contact nearest KSDA or Centre for Orangutan Protection. Email or chat as on our social media. If you want to donate, you can go through kitabisa.com/orangutan4Indonesia (SAR)

TERTUNDA SEHARI, ORANGUTAN INI AKHIRNYA DAPAT DIEVAKUASI
Tubuhnya sangat kurus, lihat saja otot dan lemak antara kulit dan tulangnya, tidak ada. Orangutan jantan ini dipelihara di dalam kotak kayu berukuran 100cm x 100cm x 50 cm. Sebelumnya, orangutan ini berada di kandang yang lebih besar, namun dia merusaknya hingga akhirnya dimasukkan ke dalam kotak tanpa pintu.

Perjalanan 6 jam pun ditempuh tim APE Defender ke desa Meratak, Bengalon, Kutai Timur, Kalimantan Timur. Tanpa henti, tim berharap bisa segera membawa orangutan tersebut. Tapi apa daya, tim dari Samarinda mengalami pecah ban. Kami pun terpaksa bermalam.

Keesokan harinya tim APE Defender yang dari Berau dan BKSDA dari Samarinda bisa bertemu dan mengevakuasi orangutan yang sejak 2014 yang lalu dipelihara warga. Cerita warga bahwa orangutan ini membahayakan tak membuat tim buru-buru membiusnya. Tim perlahan mendekati orangutan, memberikan buah dan mencuri kepercayaannya. Perlahan, hingga akhirnya mau digendong oleh salah seorang pendiri COP, Hardi Baktiantoro. “Kurus sekali, semoga dia bisa lebih baik dan mendapatkan kesempatan keduanya untuk kembali ke alam.”, kata Hardi.

Pemeliharaan orangutan adalah perbuatan yang melawan hukum. Jika kamu mengetahui pemeliharaan orangutan, hubungi KSDA terdekat atau Centre for Orangutan Protection, email kami atau chat kami di media sosial COP. Jika kamu ingin donasi bisa melalui https://kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan

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October 23, 2018

IT’S TIME FOR PLAYING WITH CHILDREN IN THE REFUGEE CAMP

“Copies of the image to be coloured, done. I have put in the markers for colouring, too. Well, today I escaped from the routine of animals caring in the clinic and shelter”, said Novi Fani Rovika, volunteer of Animals Warrior for the Palu earthquake and tsunami disaster.

Novi had spent her full week feeding dogs and cats who were left and abandoned by their owners in the earthquake and liquefaction area of Patobo and Balaroa Villages. She took care of several confiscated animals in the BKSDA Central Sulawesi and Tahura Kapopo, Sigi District, Central Sulawesi. She also shared her time caring for dogs in Palu Dog Lover shelter and for cats at Mrs. Ana’s shelter, with around 80 cats. Now, it’s time to interact with children in the refugee camp, who still have time to think about cats and dogs in Patobo and Balaroa.

It starts with singing together, playing, telling stories and colouring images. Suddenly, 90 minutes passed. Their smile brings happiness to me. All the 20 elementary students from 4-5 grade finally can hold paper and colour markers again after the disaster. “Let’s color our life, kids!” said Novi with enthusiasm. (IND)

SAATNYA BERMAIN DENGAN ANAK-ANAK DI PENGUNGSIAN PALU
“Fotokopi gambar yang akan diwarnai, sudah. Spidol untuk mewarnai juga sudah kumasukkan tas. Baiklah hari ini melarikan diri dari rutinitas merawat satwa di klinik dan shelter.”, gumam Novi Fani Rovika, relawan Animals Warrior untuk bencana gempa dan tsunami Palu.

Setelah seminggu penuh mengisi hari-hari dengan memberi makan anjing, kucing di daerah bencana gempa dan likuifaksi kelurahan Patobo dan Balaroa yang ditinggal mengungsi penghuninya. Novi juga mengurus beberapa satwa sitaan di BKSDA Sulteng dan Tahura Kapopo, kabupaten Sigi, Sulawesi Tengah. Novi juga berbagi waktu merawat anjing di shelter Palu Dog Lover maupun kucing-kucing di shelter ibu Ana yang jumlahnya mencapai 80-an kucing. Saatnya berinteraksi dengan anak-anak di pengungsian, yang masih juga sempat memikirkan nasib kucing maupun anjing yang mereka tinggal di Patobo maupun Balaroa.

Dimulai dengan bernyanyi bersama, bermain, bercerita dan ditutup dengan mewarnai tak terasa 90 menit pun berlalu. Senyum mereka adalah senyum bahagiaku. Keduapuluh anak kelas 4-5 SD ini pun kembali bisa memegang kertas dan spidol warna kembali. “Ayo warnai kehidupan, anak-anak!”, ujar Novi dengan semangat.

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October 20, 2018

THERE ARE 2 BULLETS IN THE BODY OF ORANGUTAN BABY

Monday, 15 October 2018 BKSDA Pos Sampit and the APE Crusader team evacuated a female orangutan baby in Santiung Village, Mentaya Hulu, Kotawaringin Timur District, Central Kalimantan. The condition of the baby was quite wild and nearly fool the team. The baby has wound and it became an important note for further examination when translocated to BKSDA SKW II Pangkalan Bun.

“Hopefully it’s not bullet wounds”, Paulinus Kristanto prayed along the way after evacuating the baby orangutan named Sutan.

This wound is a concern during a medical examination at the OFI clinic in Central Kalimantan. Baby Sutan was x-rayed and the result found two air rifle bullets lodged in his tiny body. One bullet on the left side of the head was removed.

Baby Sutan is found in a palm oil plantation in Kotawaringin Timur, Central Kalimantan. Orangutan babies aged 1-2 years are very dependent on their mothers, but Sutan was found alone with 2 bullets in his body. Is it true that the conversion of forests to palm oil plantations has ignored the high conservation value area? (IND)

ADA 2 PELURU DI TUBUH BAYI SUTAN
Senin, 15 Oktober 2018 KSDA Pos Sampit dan tim APE Crusader mengevakuasi bayi orangutan betina di desa Santiung, kecamatan Mentaya Hulu, kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur, Kalimantan Tengah. Kondisi bayi yang cukup liar sempat mengecohkan tim. Berkat ketelitian tim, kondisi fisik dengan luka menjadi catatan untuk pemeriksaan lanjutan saat diserahkan ke KSDA SKW II Pangkalan Bun.

Semoga bukan luka karena peluru, begitu doa Paulinus Kristanto sepanjang jalan usai mengevakuasi bayi orangutan bernama Sutan ini.

Catatan ini menjadi perhatian saat pemeriksaan medis di klinik OFI, Kalteng. Bayi Sutan pun di rontgen dan terlihat peluru senapan angin bersarang di tubuh mungilnya. Satu peluru di kepala bagian samping kiri berhasil di keluarkan.

Bayi Sutan ditemukan di perkebunan kelapa sawit di Kotawaringin Timur, Kalimantan Tengah. Bayi orangutan berusia 1-2 tahun sangat tergantung dengan induknya. Sementara Sutan ditemukan sendiri dengan 2 peluru yang bersarang di tubuhnya. Benarkah alih fungsi hutan untuk perkebunan kelapa sawit telah mengabaikan nilai konservasi tinggi kawasan tersebut?

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