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Cri (pronounced Shri) came to the Care Centre on 5 February 2010 - another traumatised orphan, and product of man’s destruction of her rainforest habitat. Despite her tough start in life, she is a survivor and has become very confident already. Although only 2.79 kgs, she loves her food and will no doubt gain weight very quickly. At forest school, Cri needs no encouragement to climb high up into the trees. However, her independence sometimes gets her into trouble as its much easier going up, than coming down again! She has already learned that there are edible berries to be found in the forest, and that the stamens of some flowers contain a sweet nectar. This will stand her in good stead when one day hopefully, she will return to her wild home.
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Become a guardian
There are currently 320 orphaned orangutans at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine Facility near the village of Pasir Panjang in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. The monthly expenses to run the Care Centre are over HKD300 000, and as they get no financial support from Governments or large grants from conservation organisations, they are desperately in need of assistance.
You can help by becoming a guardian to one of the 6 young orphans featured below for just HKD250 for 1 year. You will receive a certificate and a beautiful photograph of your chosen orangutan. Simply complete the attached form and send it to us with your cheque, or you could deposit the money directly into our bank account.
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Every year thousands of orangutans are killed and hundreds of others are left as homeless orphans. Their rainforest habitat on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo is being destroyed at an alarming rate. Logging, uncontrolled fires and above all palm oil plantations, are responsible for the deforestation and devastation which is driving the orangutan to the brink of extinction.
Orangutan Aid was founded by Mara McCaffery in Hong Kong, in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of the orangutan in the wild, and the wider implication this has for the world. The destruction of rainforest in southeast asia and other rainforests across the globe, is responsible for about 20% of the world’s greenhouse gasses, the major factor contributing to global warming and climate change.
The orangutan can be seen as a symbol of our legacy to future generations. If the orangutan becomes extinct, it means we will have lost not only one of man’s closest relatives, but also thousands of other species which exist in this biodiversity. In addition one of the most effective forms of carbon absorption on the planet, being the tropical and peat rainforests, will have been destroyed. Is that really what we want for our children?
Orangutan Aid supports those organisations working to save the orangutan from extinction. This includes those who rescue and rehabilitate orphaned and displaced orangutans, and those working to save their habitat.
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