The world is not at its best at the moment.
There is not a day that goes by where I don’t ponder on how far the human race has strayed from the creator’s light.
It’s rather subjective. But I call bets that we’re a little far off the boundaries nature set. I’m assuming two steps too far from the red line we weren’t supposed to cross?
For the love of everything that lives and breathes, Koalas are functionally extinct! That’s the world we’re living in.
On 22 September, the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme‘s (SOCP) quarantine and rehabilitation team met with a 25-year-old orangutan who was evacuated from a village in South Aceh in Indonesia.
An examination revealed that the primate had 24 rifle bullets in its body. It was also revealed that it was totally blind.
Suspected to Have Been Shot By Poachers
The male orangutan was named Paguh by the Natural Resources Conservation Agency rescue team, who evacuated him from the said village.
Not gonna lie, I almost cried seeing this.
According to The Jakarta Post, Paguh was suspected to have been shot by poachers. The orangutan was sent to a rehabilitation run by the SOCP in North Sumatra. Paguh’s condition has stabilised since the treatment.
According to SOCP’s communication officer, Castro Delfi Saragih, the team of veterinarians did what they could to remove all the bullets from the primate’s body. Unfortunately, the team only managed to retrieve 24.
She added that three of the bullets were found on Paguh’s head.
The team will not continue to remove the pellets as they believed that doing so might worsen Paguh’s condition. This was especially because he was blind in both eyes.
“At first we hoped that Paguh’s eyes were not completely damaged or that at least one eye was still functioning. But unfortunately, we found that Paguh was blind in both eyes,” said Castri to The Jakarta Post.
Not The Only One
Paguh’s case is not a rare phenomenon.
During the interview, Castri mentioned the incident involving a female orangutan named Hope.
Hope’s case was reported by The New York Times just eight months ago. The orangutan was on the brink of death when she was discovered by rescuers at an oil palm plantation. Like Paguh, Hope was blinded.
Examinations by the Orangutan Information Centre showed that Hope was shot 74 times by an air rifle and had been stabbed. Beside Hope was her month-old baby which later on succumbed to malnutrition.
Castri shared that the centre has treated at least 20 similar cases.
She also expressed her concerns saying, “the authorities need to be serious in ensuring that air rifles are used according to prevailing regulations so that what happened to Paguh and Hope is not repeated.
Orangutans in Indonesia are a protected species according to the Nature Conservation Law that was put to effect in 1990. The law states that offenders are subject to five years of imprisonment and a minimum fine of RP 100 million (S$9,709).
Orangutans Are Critically Endangered
According to the World Wildlife Fund, orangutans in the region have been challenged with a sharp population decline over the years.
Bornean orangutans have been classified as an endangered species. Only 104,700 remain in the wild. Sumatran orangutans like Paguh and Hope are critically endangered with only about 7,500 of them left.
Governments worldwide should really tighten their laws on the conservation of animal species before things escalate to the worst. Poaching is not cool, folks!
Illegal poaching ought to be eradicated in order to ensure the continuation of species. By staying informed and checking the labels of your products and clothing, you can prevent the export of animal products.
Let’s all do our part. Let’s save the animals!
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