Pooh the Orangutan Rescued by COP
Pooh in his cage, where he had been chained up since he was a baby. His mother was murdered and his forest home completely destroyed.
24 January 2010 – Last week was very important for Pooh, a handsome young 9-year-old orangutan who was being held in chains in a small wooden box at an illegal timber mill in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). He was finally rescued by the Center for Orangutan Protection (COP).
COP’s Rapid Response Team confiscated Pooh and took him to BOS Nyaru Menteng where, for the next few years, his life will be different than anything he has ever known. Once he passes his medical check-up and gets to leave quarantine, he will become the newest student in Forest School, where he will learn how to be a wild orangutan. He was welcomed with open arms by Nyaru Menteng Manager Lone Droscher Nielsen and her staff of expert vets, teknisi and babysitters! COP activists will continue to fight against forest criminals to ensure that orangutans like Pooh will have a future in the forest. There are currently more than 600 orangutans being cared for by BOS at Nyaru Menteng– and they need your support. Please make a donation today.
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Amang, COP’s APE Crusader crew chief, with Pooh before his confiscation.
Pooh during the trip to BOS Nyaru Menteng.
Pooh being quarantined before release to forest school.
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January 25th, 2010 at 6:30 am
Well done, everyone! Keep up your important work. The world appreciates it.
Shaanon
Washington, DC.
January 25th, 2010 at 11:06 am
He is beautiful and so tiny. I hope he is healthy! Thanks for all the hard work you are doing COP. It does not go unnoticed!
January 27th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
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