Bidding farewell to ‘orang utan diplomacy’

Hanging on for dear life: An orang utan enjoying fruit while holding its baby at the Sepilok Orangutan Conservation Centre. – Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: The government has shelved its proposed “orang utan diplomacy” plan and will instead focus on conserving the endangered species, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

The Plantation and Commodities Minister said conservationists were against the idea of sending out orang utan for adoption by palm oil importing countries.