Covid Swaps For Orangutans
Vets wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they collect a swab sample from an orangutan for Covid-19 coronavirus testing at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sandakan on the Malaysian island of Borneo. Photo: AFP
Sepilok Centre ensures survival of orangutans
By Nur Adika Bujang (Second of two articles on the endangered orangutans of Sabah) SANDAKAN: The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre leaves no stone unturned in its efforts to ensure that the orangutans there are well fed and healthy during the ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO) period. The team of caretakers, reduced by half the number […]
MCO blessing in disguise for ‘Men Of The Jungle’
By Nur Adika Bujang (First of two articles on the endangered orangutans of Sabah) SANDAKAN: The movement control order (MCO) over Covid-19 has come as a blessing in disguise for the endangered orangutans of Sabah. The MCO, in force from March 18 to April 14, has forced the closure of the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre near […]
