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COMM: International Animal Rescue in Borneo
is at the forefront of protecting, rescuing and rehabilitating the endangered orangutan.
One of the most recent arrivals at their Ketapang facility is Joss, a very young female who’d
been kept illegally as a pet.
COMM: Clearly disturbed by her experiences,
she hugs herself tightly and throws herself repeatedly against the floor and the wall.
AYU BUDI HANDAYANI: The first time Joss arrived
she had very traumatised feeling. We don’t know what happened with her actually. She
had stereotypical kind of behaviour and she liked to jumping around or something like
that when she feel stress and when she feels insecure and she hug herself.
COMM: The centre was originally unsure whether
to release this harrowing footage but feel it’s important that the people see the psychological
impact being kept as pets can have on these animals.
COMM: Orphan numbers are rising as the orangutan’s
forest habitat is destroyed both by man and the recent devastating fires, and Joss is
the 99th to be rescued by this facility.
COMM: She’s now started at the centre’s
Orangutan Pre-School where the youngest babies are taught the skills they’ll need to develop
in order to fend for themselves.
COMM: After a week at pre-school, Joss is
doing well and is no longer afraid of the other orangutans.
AYU BUDI HANDAYANI: She’s better than the first time she came.
She’s just now more independent and she can interact with others, and she’s doing
well actually.
COMM: It will take many years to rehabilitate
Joss and the other babies. As juveniles, they’ll move on to Forest School to hone their skills,
and then finally Pre-Release Island where they’ll live more independently and be
assessed for their suitability to be released back into the wild.