Your questions about Lamandau and its orangutans
Category: Forest Fires, Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve, Orangutan Foundation Staff, Orangutans | Date: Apr 20 2009 | By: orangutanfoundation
Many thanks for your excellent questions and comments. Here’s the answers to some of your questions.
Sheryl you asked about illegal burning - most of the illegal burning occurs at the southwestern side of Lamandau where it is prone to fires (vandals tend to set fires as to encourage new grass to flourish, and thus attract deer). Fire-fighting is one of our more important operations in Lamandau that we take seriously, and all our guardposts are equipped with fire-fighting equipment.
Maina you asked how many orangutans are in Lamandau. Since 1998, 160 orangutans have been released in Lamandau Wildlife Reserve. As well, it is estimated there are a few hundred wild orangutans found in the Reserve.
Hope to post some photos from Stephen’s farewell party tomorrow.
Thanks,
June
Tags: Borneo, conservationist, Forest Fires, Orangutans
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2 Responses to “Your questions about Lamandau and its orangutans”
Chris, London, on 20 Apr 2009
June, how many orangutans do you think Lamandau can hold in total? I assume eventually you will run out of room for the rehabilitants. Do you have any plans for when this happens? Cheers.
Maina, on 21 Apr 2009
June, Thank you for your response. I really appreciate. I would be interested to know what Lamandau’s orangutan carrying capacity is as Chris asks in the comment above. Thanks.
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