Zidane – Orangutan Back to the Forest

Category: Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve, Orangutan Care Centre & Quarantine, Orangutans, Uncategorized
Date: February 16th 2009
By: orangutanfoundation

I am very pleased to be able to tell you that Zidane was re-release at Camp Buluh, in Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, on 19 January. His recovery is down to the excellent care (which included two blood transfusions) he received from the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine facility.

Zidane - male Bornean orangutan

Zidane – male orangutan re-released into Lamandau

Though Zidane appears happy to be back in the forest, he is being monitored very closely as he is still perilously thin. We obviously want to do all in our power to ensure he spends the rest of his life in the forest and so our new vet, Dr Fikri, has been tasked to develop a special dietary regime for him to ensure he gains weight. We’ll keep you updated on his progress.

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2 Comments

  1. sheryl, washington, dc
    Posted February 16, 2009 at 7:00 am | Permalink

    Do you think he’ll gain weight being in the forest again? I suppose if he doesn’t gain enough weight in a certain time frame that you’ll bring him back in to help fatten him up?

    I’m glad he seems happy to be back in the forest. I hope he does well and meets some nice girls and makes lots of babies.

    s.

  2. brigitta, switzerland
    Posted February 16, 2009 at 12:46 pm | Permalink

    Good luck Zidane!

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