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Douglas was brought to the Centre on 16 March 2010 and his age now is guessed at around 1 year. In these first few months at the Centre he has already put on a lot of weight, which stands at 3.57 kgs. Douglas gets a lot of love from his carers, as in the wild, orangutans of this age would still be clinging to their mothers. The exact circumstances of his separation from his mother are unknown, but one thing is certain - it would have been an extremely traumatic experience for him.
Douglas loves the excursions to the baby forest where he explores his surroundings somewhat tentatively at first, but then ventures off into the little sapplings, always keeping an eye on his carer, and if she moves he lets out shrieks of alarm until she takes him in her arms to reassure him. We look forward to watching Douglas's confidence grow with the constant care and attention he is receiving.
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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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