6 Orangutans Make Epic Journey Back to Freedom

Following years of rehabilitation, six lucky orangutans are finally starting their new lives after being returned to their rightful home in the Bornean rainforest.

According to International Animal Rescue (IAR), which cared for them at its orangutan rescue center, this release is especially epic because there was a mother in the group who was the first to have been released with a baby, and it’s the first time a baby has been released with a foster mom.

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Now, after years of intensive care, this group has finally returned to their forest home. After a 17-hour journey, that was assisted by members of a local village, they were released in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR), which was chosen because it’s the perfect habitat for them with plenty of food, as a national park it offers protection, and previous surveys had found no other orangutans there.


https://www.care2.com/causes/6-orangutans-make-epic-journey-back-to-freedom.html


Finally! A good story.