Motherly instinct: A female orangutan with her baby.
THE size of the Batang Ai National Park and Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (BALE), which has been extended in the last few years, could be made larger again, following the discovery of more orang utans outside protected areas.
Surveys by non-governmental organisations (NGO) like the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have uncovered the existence of about 200 orang utans in and around Ulu Sungai Menyang.
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