Injured orang utan rescued from estate

In safe hands: The injured orang utan being treated by vets and wildlife officials at the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre.

KOTA KINABALU: An injured orang utan, believed to have been slashed, has been rescued from a plantation in east coast Sandakan.

The adult male orang utan is being treated at the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre as wildlife rangers investigate whether it was attacked by hunters or other groups.