October 13, 2018

THE ‘WAY BACK HOME’ BOAT IS BADLY BROKEN

The APE Defender Team has tried to survive with a leaky boat for the past 4 months. Various efforts have been made. We were patching it with adhesive glue and cloth, but the leakage appears again at the other parts.

The boat is almost two years old now.  With high usage around the orangutan island, we strongly need a new boat soon. “At midnight, we also have to check the island. It is exhausting to frequently check the water that enters the boat. If we did not remove the water from the boat, the boat will sink with the engine” said Daniel, who is in charge of all vehicles at the COP Borneo orangutan rehabilitation center.

The ‘Way Back Home’ boat is the operational vehicle for the COP Borneo orangutan island. The boat is purchased from the benefits of Sound For Orangutan music charity or often called SFO. It is the greatest gift from the hard work of Orangufriends, COP support group. This music charity will also be held on Monday, October 29, 2018 in Yogyakarta. (IND)

PERAHU ‘WAY BACK HOME’ RUSAK PARAH

Tim APE Defender mencoba bertahan dengan perahu yang bocor selama 4 bulan terakhir ini. Berbagai upaya sudah dilakukan, mulai dari menambalnya dengan lem perekat dan kain, namun muncul lagi kebocoran di bagian yang lain.

Usia perahu yang hampir dua tahun ini dengan penggunaan yang tinggi di sekitar pulau orangutan menuntut untuk segera ada perahu baru lagi. “Saat tengah malam, kami pun harus mengecek keberadaan pulau, karena kalau tidak dicek dengan menguras air yang masuk ke dalam perahu, perahu akan tenggelam bersama mesin perahu..”, ujar Daniel, penanggung jawab kendaraan di pusat rehabilitasi orangutan COP Borneo.

Perahu ‘Way Back Home’ adalah kendaraan operasional pulau orangutan COP Borneo. Perahu yang dibeli dari keuntungan acara musik amal Sound For Orangutan atau sering disebut juga SFO merupakan kerja keras orangufriends, kelompok pendukung COP. Acara musik ini pun akan digelar Senin, 29 Oktober 2018 di Yogyakarta.

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October 12, 2018

MOTHER IN BALAROA WITH HER ELEVEN CATS

Maybe this is the most touching disaster mission for our animal warrior team. The people in Palu are very welcome for the presence of volunteers who are the members of our Animals Warrior team. We saw huge efforts from the pet owner to rescue their pets, like this couple from Balaroa.

Earthquakes are a common thing, but that day it was getting more and more powerful. Finally, an earthquake with 7.4 magnitudes struck all of this regions. This mother called her cats. Lifted it up and took it outside the house. Then she and her husband left the house. This couple is living together with eleven cats. Their efforts to save their cats make the animal volunteers touched. Suwarno, a volunteer who has repeatedly been in various disasters such as Mount Kelud and Mount Agung, also promised to return to feed their cats.

The mother was the first person that return home after one day in the evacuation camp. She did that to feed her cats. “It was amazing. The mom still had time to think about feeding these cats”, said vet Siti Aminah while checking the health of those cats. 4 small cats were given wet food while the big ones were fed with wet and dry food.

Until this day, it is still very difficult to find cat food in Palu. For this reason, cat aid is needed. The handling post for animals affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Palu was at the Central Sulawesi BKSDA office, Jl. Prof. M. Yamin No. 19 Palu or contact the Animals Warrior team at 081328837434. (IND)

IBU DI BALAROA DENGAN SEBELAS KUCINGNYA

Mungkin ini adalah daerah bencana yang paling mengharukan bagi para penyelamat satwa yang selama ini menjadi relawan di tempat bencana. Masyarakat Palu yang sangat ‘welcome’ akan kehadiran para relawan satwa yang tergabung dalam tim Animals Warrior hingga usaha para pemilik hewan pelihara terhadap hewan peliharaannya. Seperti usaha sepasang suami istri dari Balaroa ini.

Gempa sudah biasa dirasakan. Hari ini semakin banyak dan semakin kuat. Hingga akhirnya gempa berkekuatan 7,4 SR mengangetkan seluruh penghuni perumnas ini. Ibu satu ini memanggil satu-satu kucing-kucingnya. Mengangkatnya dan membawanya ke luar rumah. Lalu ia dan suaminya pun keluar rumah. Sepasang suami istri ini memang hidup berdua bersama sebelas kucingnya. Usaha menyelamatkan kucing-kucingnya membuat haru para relawan satwa. Suwarno, relawan yang sudah berulang kali berada di berbagai bencana seperti gunung Kelud dan gunung Agung ini pun berjanji untuk kembali lagi mengirim pakan untuk kucing-kucing tersebut.

Si ibu adalah orang pertama yang kembali ke rumahnya yang selamat setelah seharian mengungsi. Itu dilakukannya untuk memberi makan kucing-kucingnya. “Luar biasa sekali… ibu masih sempat memikirkan mengeluarkan kucing-kucing ini.”, ujar drh. Siti Aminah sembari mengecek kesehatan kucing-kucingnya. 4 kucing kecil pun diberi pakan basah sementara yang besar diberi pakan basah dan kering.

Hingga hari ini, masih sulit sekali mencari pakan kucing di Palu, untuk itu bantuan pakan kucing sangat dibutuhkan. Posko penanganan satwa terdampak gempa dan tsunami Palu berada di kantor BKSDA Sulawesi Tengah, jl. Prof. M. Yamin No. 19 Palu atau bisa hubungi tim Animals Warrior di 081328837434.

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October 12, 2018

SCHOOL VISIT AT VIDATRA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

About 110 students from 7th and 8th grader at YPVDP Bontang Junior High School (Vidya Dahana Patra Education Foundation or better known as Vidatra Junior High) on Jalan Raya Badak PT. Badak LNG, gathered when our Trans Borneo Trail team visited their school on October 11, 2018.

It seems like the additional point promised by the school to their students makes the school visit very excited. Orangutans that are endemic to Borneo Island make students more focused and curious about why they are endangered. The Eyes of Earth team, who has been exploring East Kalimantan, describes the condition of the habitat of orangutans that are increasingly diminishing.

“Raising awareness at an early age is very important to understand various species of animals protected by the state. The problem faced by these animals must also be known so that the next generation can play an active role in maintaining its sustainability,” said Mr. Agung, The School Principal.

The Environmental Education Program, which is run at every school starting from elementary school, junior high school, and high school through the Adiwiyata Program, is expected to encourage students’ awareness about environment and conservation. (IND)

SCHOOL VISIT DI SMP VIDATRA
Sekitar 110 siswa kelas VII dan VIII SMP YPVDP Bontang (Yayasan Pendidikan Vidya Dahana Patra atau lebih dikenal dengan SMP Vidatra yang berada di Jalan Raya Badak, Komplek PT. Badak LNG berkumpul saat tim Trail Trans Borneo mengunjungi sekolah ini.

Sepertinya nilai tambahan yang dijanjikan pihak sekolah ke siswanya menjadikan school visit kali sangat bersemangat. Orangutan yang menjadi satwa endemik di Kalimantan membuat siswa lebih fokus dan penasaran kenapa berstatus terancam punah. Dengan epik nya tim Eyes of Earth yang sudah menelusuri Kalimantan Timur memaparkan kondisi habitat orangutan yang semakin berkurang.

“Pemahaman usia dini tentang penyadartahuan memang sangat penting untuk memahami satwa-satwa yang dilindungi oleh negara. Persoalan yang dihadapi satwa tersebut juga harus diketahui agar generasi berikutnya dapat berperan aktif menjaga kelestariannya.”, ujar bapak Agung, Wakil Kepala Sekolah.

Program Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup yang dijalankan setiap sekolah mulai jenjang SD, SMP sampai SMA melalui program Adiwiyata diharapkan dan memupuk kepedulian siswa pada dunia konservasi lingkungan. (PETz)

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