By Lucy Radford | Engagement Manager
While many oil palm plantations in Sumatra are owned by large companies, there are also a large number of smaller plantations owned by community members - smallholder farmers who have a few oil palm trees to bolster their income. Recently, the orangutan rescue team were called to check on an adult female orangutan from a community plantation in South Aceh. Aged 20, the orangutan (named Meme by the team) was in good health and had no injuries, showing that she had obviously not been harmed by anyone living nearby. She was, however, a bit malnourished so it was decided that she should be relocated to Singkil Swamp Wildlife Reserve, one of the Sumatran orangutan's remaining strongholds.
The team said, "Evacuation is the last resort in the orangutan rescue effort. Rescuing orangutans to us, is an act of human responsibility towards environment and planet Earth, and bigger than any awards we could achieve. Now, Meme has returned to the wild where she belongs, thanks to the support and trust you all give to our HOCRU team.".
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