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  • A day at the Sumatran rescue centre where thousand of native and no native species are kept after been confiscated from illegal wildlife crime across Indonesia. The demand for exotic pets is diving this huge industry but at a cost to our nature world. Photo: Paul Hilton for JAAN.
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  • A day at the Sumatran rescue centre where thousand of native and no native species are kept after been confiscated from illegal wildlife crime across Indonesia. The demand for exotic pets is diving this huge industry but at a cost to our nature world. Photo: Paul Hilton for JAAN.
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  • A day at the Sumatran rescue centre where thousand of native and no native species are kept after been confiscated from illegal wildlife crime across Indonesia. The demand for exotic pets is diving this huge industry but at a cost to our nature world. Photo: Paul Hilton for JAAN.
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  • A day at the Sumatran rescue centre where thousand of native and no native species are kept after been confiscated from illegal wildlife crime across Indonesia. The demand for exotic pets is diving this huge industry but at a cost to our nature world. Photo: Paul Hilton for JAAN.
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  • A medical box, pepaired for an orangutan rescue, Tripa, Aceh Province, Sumatra. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week, highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am today and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week, highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am today and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week, highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am today and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul who was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul who was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This was the second rescue in a week week, highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week, highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am today and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am today and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest”. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul who was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul who was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. This is the second rescue this week highlighting the need for urgent action to prevent local extinction. The confiscation team and police arrived identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A rescued orangutan photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Farwiza Farhan Chairperson of HAkA, holds a young orangutan during a undercover operation to save this critically endangered species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul  being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Police stand by when an orphaned orangutan named Rahul is confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Police talk to locals when an orphaned orangutan named Rahul is confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Farwiza Farhan, Chairperson of HAkA, holds a young orangutan during a undercover operation to save this critically endangered species. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul being confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. The confiscation team and police arrived at the scene at 10:45am and identified the young orangutan immediately, tied to a small shop. Specialist orangutan veterinarian Dr Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Police stand by when an orphaned orangutan named Rahul is confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. Specialist orangutan veterinarian drh Yenny Saraswati of the SOCP promptly conducted a health inspection of the young orangutan. “The condition of this young male is not good, he is suffering from malnutrition, his skin is bad, and he has a wound from where he has been tied with a rope. We will provide medical treatment, monitor his condition, then release him in a healthy forest.” Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Rudi Putra, award winning conservationist and biologist pictured training teams of FKL rangers in the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Rudi Putra, award winning conservationist and biologist pictured in the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • An infant male orangutan being held illegally by wildlife traders in a small village on the outskirts of the Tripa peat forest, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The orangutan was discovered by an undercover investigation team on the 12th June, and four days later, was successfully confiscated by a team involving staff from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Local Police and Government Authorities. According to Dr Ian Singleton of SOCP, the Tripa peat forest is home to the highest population density of Orangutan found anywhere on earth, but if current levels of forest clearing and conversion to plan oil plantation is not stopped immediately they will be come locally extinct very shortly. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of the forest to be relocated after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province, 18  April 2012. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An orangutan hangs in the trees in a small patch of forest before being tranquillised and relocated. The orangutan will be released in Jantho in Aceh after its home forest was cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • The SOCP team get the equipment ready before entering the forest to relocate an orangutan, Tripa Peat forest, Aceh, Sumatra. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An SOCP team member looks for an orangutan that needs to be relcated to another forest, Tripa Peat forest, Aceh, Sumatra. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan hangs in the trees in a small patch of forest before being tranquillised and relocated. The orangutan will be released in Jantho in Aceh after its home forest was cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • A young adult male orangutan is captured for relocatation after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singelton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Plus a field team from the Tripa coalition of NGO's express deep concern over fires that are being continually lit in the highly threatened Tripa Peat Forest despite assurances from the Indonesian central government that ‘triple track’ legal action was underway and a small area of the Peat Forest had returned to the moratorium map central to the multibillion agreement between Indonesia and Norway to reduce carbon emission from burning the carbon dense Peat Forests. Photo: Paul Hilton/SOCP/YEL (HANDOUT PHOTO, EDITORIAL USE ONLY)
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  • Friday, a large male orangutan is relocated to a health block of forest after his home forest was converted to palm oil. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC
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  • Rudi Putra, award winning conservationist and biologist pictured in the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • An infant male orangutan being held illegally by wildlife traders in a small village on the outskirts of the Tripa peat forest, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The orangutan was discovered by an undercover investigation team on the 12th June, and four days later, was successfully confiscated by a team involving staff from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Local Police and Government Authorities. According to Dr Ian Singleton of SOCP, the Tripa peat forest is home to the highest population density of Orangutan found anywhere on earth, but if current levels of forest clearing and conversion to plan oil plantation is not stopped immediately they will be come locally extinct very shortly. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of the forest to be relocated after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of the forest to be relocated after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan to be relocated after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of a small pocket of forest after being tranquillised in Tripa, Aceh Province, to be relocated in Jantho. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of a small pocket of forest after being tranquillised in Tripa, Aceh Province, 18 April 2012. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law. The situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of a small pocket of forest after being tranquillised in Tripa, Aceh Province, 18 April 2012. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton a
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Veterinarian, Yenny Saraswati, takes a shot at an adult male orangutan with a tranquiliser gun, so he can be relocated from the Tripa Peat forest due to deforestation, Aceh, Sumatra. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • The SOCP team members look up at an adult male orangutan that needs to be relocated during the chase, Tripa Peat forest, Aceh, Sumatra. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Veterinarian, Yenny Saraswati shoots a dart at the large male orangutan, Avatar, in Tripa, Aceh Province, Sumatra. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan hangs in the trees in a small patch of forest before being tranquilized and relocated. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province, after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An infant male orangutan being held illegally by wildlife traders in a small village on the outskirts of the Tripa Peat Forest, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The orangutan was discovered by an undercover investigation team, was successfully confiscated by a team involving staff from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Local Police and Government Authorities. According to Dr Ian Singelton of SOCP the Tripa peat forest is home to the highest population density of Orangutan found anywhere on earth, but predicted to be locally extinct by the end of 2012 if current levels of forest clearing and conversion to plan oil plantation is not stopped immediately. Photo: Paul Hilton/ Earth Tree (HANDOUT PHOTO, EDITORIAL USE ONLY)
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  • Local police and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program team celebrate the successful confiscation of an infant male orangutan being held illegally by wildlife traders in a small village on the outskirts of the Tripa peat forest, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The orangutan was discovered by an undercover investigation team and was successfully confiscated by a team involving staff from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Local Police and Government Authorities. According to Dr Ian Singelton of SOCP the Tripa peat forest is home to the highest population density of Orangutan found anywhere on earth, but predicted to be locally extinct if current levels of forest clearing and conversion to plan oil plantation is not stopped immediately. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An infant male orangutan being held illegally by wildlife traders in a small village on the outskirts of the Tripa peat forest, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The orangutan was discovered by an undercover investigation team and was successfully confiscated by a team involving staff from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Local Police and Government Authorities. According to Dr Ian Singelton of SOCP the Tripa peat forest is home to the highest population density of Orangutan found anywhere on earth, but predicted to be locally extinct by the end of 2012 if current levels of forest clearing and conversion to plan oil plantation is not stopped immediately. Photo: Paul Hilton/SOCP/YEL (HANDOUT PHOTO, EDITORIAL USE ONLY)
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  • A young adult male orangutan is captured for relocatation after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singelton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Plus a field team from the Tripa coalition of NGO's express deep concern over fires that are being continually lit in the highly threatened Tripa Peat Forest despite assurances from the Indonesian central government that ‘triple track’ legal action was underway and a small area of the Peat Forest had returned to the moratorium map central to the multibillion agreement between Indonesia and Norway to reduce carbon emission from burning the carbon dense Peat Forests. Photo: Paul Hilton/SOCP/YEL (HANDOUT PHOTO, EDITORIAL USE ONLY)
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  • Friday, a large male orangutan is relocated to a healthy block of forest after his home forest was converted to palm oil. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC
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  • Friday, a large male orangutan is relocated to a health block of forest after his home forest was converted to palm oil. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC
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  • Friday, a large male orangutan is relocated to a health block of forest after his home forest was converted to palm oil. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC
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  • Friday, a large male orangutan is relocated to a health block of forest after his home forest was converted to palm oil, Leuser Ecosystem, Sumata, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC
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  • An orangutan being relocated after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia.  Photo: Paul Hilton/SOCP/YEL (HANDOUT PHOTO, EDITORIAL USE ONLY)
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  • Dr Heather Dawn Rally of Racing Extinction, enjoys a quiet moment in the Leuser Ecosystem. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Rudi Putra (L), award winning conservationist and biologist pictured in the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • A two-year-old, orphaned orangutan named Rahul was confiscated from a small village on the edge of the Tripa peat forest. Pictured is the information brochure handed to local villagers. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of the forest to be relocated after being tranquillised. The ornagutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of the forest to be relocated after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of the forest to be relocated after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan is carried out of a small pocket of forest after being tranquillised in Tripa, Aceh Province, 18  April 2012. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province, 18  April 2012. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singelton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The orangutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An adult male orangutan sits on the forest floor after being tranquillised. The ornagutan will be released in Jantho, Aceh Province after it's home forest has quickly been cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peatswamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • An orangutan hangs in the trees in a small patch of forest before being tranquillised and relocated. The orangutan will be released in Jantho in Aceh after its home forest was cleared for palm oil plantations in Tripa, Aceh Province. The Tripa Peat swamp forest supports the highest density of Sumatran Orangutans anywhere on earth, but are still being cleared by palm oil companies who think they are beyond the reach of the law, the situation is urgent and requires action according to Dr Ian Singleton, Director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Local police and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program team celebrate the successful confiscation of an infant male orangutan being held illegally by wildlife traders in a small village on the outskirts of the Tripa peat forest, Aceh Province, Indonesia, 16 June 2012.  The orangutan was discovered by an undercover investigation team, was successfully confiscated by a team involving staff from the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, Local Police and Government Authorities. According to Dr Ian Singelton of SOCP the Tripa peat forest is home to the highest population density of Orangutan found anywhere on earth, but predicted to be locally extinct by the end of 2012 if current levels of forest clearing and conversion to plan oil plantation is not stopped immediately. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Friday, a large male orangutan is relocated to a health block of forest after his home forest was converted to palm oil. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC
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  • Friday, a large male orangutan is relocated to a health block of forest after his home forest was converted to palm oil. Photo: Paul Hilton for OIC
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