ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government repatriated 3 Sumatran orangutans from Thailand, on Thursday (21/12/2023). The three orangutans are victims of the illegal wildlife trade.
The three Sumatran orangutans are each a pair of individuals named Nobita (7 years old, male) and Shisuka (7 years old, female), as well as an individual orangutan named Briant (4 years old, male).
The three individual orangutans were the result of enforcement of criminal acts of smuggling by Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environmental Crimes Division (Natural Resources and Environmental Crimes Division) Police in Bangkok in 2016.
“The repatriation of 3 confiscated orangutans from Thailand is a success in saving protected wild animals and a joint commitment between the Governments of Indonesia and Thailand in efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade,” explained the Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (KSDAE), Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Satyawan Pudyatmoko at the Orangutan Repatriation event from Thailand to Indonesia at the Garuda Indonesia Import Arrival Warehouse, Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten.
This repatriation process coincides with the 73rd anniversary of bilateral relations between Indonesia and Thailand, and can also contribute as potential deliverables at the upcoming Indonesia – Thailand Joint Commission Meeting (JCM).
In collaboration with Garuda Indonesia, the three orangutans were flown using GA 867 aircraft from Bangkok to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang and arrived at around 19.00 WIB after previously being treated at the Kho Pratubchang Wildlife Rescue Center (KPRC) in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand.
After arriving in Indonesia, the orangutans were accommodated at the Garuda Indonesia transit facility under the care of a veterinarian. Then on Friday, December 22 2023, the three of them were sent to Jambi by plane GA 126 at 09.20 WIB and were temporarily treated at the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) Quarantine Action Center under the supervision of the Jambi KSDA Hall.
Furthermore, after passing quarantine measures, the orangutan will undergo rehabilitation at the Sumatran Orangutan Rehabilitation Center (PROS) Sungai Pengian Jambi before finally being released into its natural habitat. (TR Network)
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