No simian diplomacy please


Orangutan in the wild of Sabah. More thought should be put into how Malaysia can effectively communicate how it is committed to biodiversity conservation and also, how collaborations can help enhance orangutan conservation. - Photo: WWF-Malaysia/Mazidi Ghani

THE orangutan — men of the forest — are said to have descended from the same common ancestor as humans, and both the Sumatran and Bornean orangutans are listed as endangered species.

That is one reason why nobody wants to see more orangutan locked up in zoos to be gawked at.

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