This orangutan baby looks stressed. Being in a wooden box with a light hole that is a bit like adding to his fear. It got worse when the keeper bathes him on the river bank behind his house. The wound on his head seemed to dry out.

The APE Crusader team tried to approach this orangutan baby. But quickly he tried to stay away. “If it’s only been found for two months, surely he is still quite wild.”, Murmured Paulinus Kristanto. In a moment later, Paulinus carried a pile of leaves. And sure enough, this baby orangutan is swiftly piling up leaves like making nests.

The discovery of baby orangutans on plantations is nothing new. How can an orangutan baby be on a plantation without its mother, while a baby orangutan has a very close relationship with its mother until the age of 5 to 8 years.

The opening of palm oil plantations in the Mentaya Hulu sub-district, East Kotawaringin district, Central Kalimantan is not in dozens or hundreds of hectares. But tens of thousands of hectares that also occupy forests outside conservation forests. What about animals that live in it? Certainly they have to find another place or die unable to survive when the forest conversion occurs. Is there still a forest in Kotim? (EBO)

BAYI SUTAN KORBAN ALIH FUNGSI HUTAN?
Bayi orangutan ini terlihat stres. Berada di kotak kayu dengan lubang cahaya yang sedikit seperti menambah ketakutannya. Semakin bertambah saat pemeliharanya memandikannya di tepi sungai belakang rumahnya. Luka di kepalanya tampak mengering.

Tim APE Crusader berusaha mendekati bayi orangutan ini. Namun dengan cepat dia pun berusaha menjauh. “Jika baru dua bulan ditemukan, pasti dia masih cukup liar.”, gumam Paulinus Kristanto. Tak lama kemudian, Paulinus membawa setumpuk daun-daun. Dan benar saja, dengan sigap bayi orangutan ini menumpuk-numpuk dedaunan yang ada seperti membuat sarang.

Penemuan bayi orangutan di perkebunan bukanlah hal yang baru. Bagaimana mungkin bayi orangutan berada di perkebunan tanpa induknya. Sementara bayi orangutan dengan induknya mememiliki hubungan yang sangat dekat hingga usia anak 5-8 tahun.

Pembukaan perkebunan kelapa sawit di kecamatan Mentaya Hulu, kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur, Kalimantan Tengah bukan hitungan belasan bahkan ratusan ha lagi. Tapi puluhan ribu ha yang juga menghabiskan hutan di luar hutan konservasi. Bagaimana satwa yang hidup di dalamnya? Sudah pasti harus mencari tempat lagi atau mati tak mampu bertahan saat alih fungsi terjadi. Masih adakah hutan di Kotim?

From east to West Kalimantan, APE Crusader finally arrived in East Kotawaringin regency, Central Kalimantan. With KSDA Region II Post Sampit section, the baby orangutan finally handed over to the country after 2 months of being cared illegally.

This female baby orangutan didn’t look healthy. There was groans several times, as if she was dealing with pain. The team saw a wound on her head that had just dry out. According to Pak Ali who found the orangutan, he found her on his farm when he was about to fishing, then he took her to be kept as pet.

How the baby orangutan was found always when the baby was alone in a farm of the locals. The local who found the baby felt pity and took it home to be cared. In fact, they didn’t even know how to take care of baby orangutan. Just like this baby orangutan called Sutan. He was put in a wooden box of 50 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm. The box condition was dirty like it had never been cleaned, there was also rotten banana leftover inside the box. The box was located behind the hut not far from the bathroom on the riverside.

If you see or heard a baby orangutan found in a farm or being kept as pet by someone, please contact Call Center Ditjen KSDAE 082299351705 or contact through COP’s email on info@orangutanprotection.com or instagram @orangutan_COP.(SAR)

APE CRUSADER MENUJU KALTENG UNTUK SELAMATKAN BAYI ORANGUTAN
Dari timur Kalimantan menuju barat, APE Crusader akhirnya tiba di kabupaten Kotawaringin Timur, Kalimantan Tengah. Bersama KSDA seksi wilayah II Pos Sampit, bayi orangutan akhirnya diserahkan kembali ke negara setelah dua bulan dipelihara secara ilegal.

Bayi orangutan berjenis kelamin betina ini terlihat tidak sehat. Beberapa kali terdengar rintihannya, seperti menahan sakit. Tim melihat ada luka di kepalanya dan sudah mulai mengering. Menurut pak Ali yang menemukan bayi orangutan tersebut, dia menemukannya di kebun sewaktu memancing, lalu membawanya untuk dipelihara.

Bagaimana bayi orangutan ditemukan selalu saja saat bayi sendiri di kebun atau ladang warga. Warga yang menemukan merasa kasihan dan membawanya untuk dipelihara. Pada kenyataannya, bagaimana cara merawat bayi orangutan pun tidak tahu. Seperti bayi orangutan bernama Sutan ini. Dia dimasukkan ke dalam kotak kayu berukuran 50cm x 30 cm x 30 cm. Kondisi kandang kotor karena tidak pernah dibersihkan, terdapat sisa pisang mentah bahkan busuk di dalamnya. Kandang pun terletak di belakang pondok tak jauh dari kamar mandi di sisi sungai.

Jika kamu melihat atau mendengar ada bayi orangutan yang ditemukan di ladang atau dipelihara seseorang, hubungi Call Center Ditjen KSDAE 082299351705 atau informasikan melalui email COP info@orangutanprotection.com atau Instagram @orangutan_COP