Endangered orangutan found malnourished

Out of danger: Medical officers treating a malnourished and injured Tapanuli orangutan in Sipirok district in Batang Toru ecosystem in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. — Jakarta Post/ANN

SUMATRA (Indonesia): A Tapanuli orangutan was found wounded and malnourished at a plantation near the Batang Toru ecosystem in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, marking what local authorities claim is the first indication of conflict between humans and the newly discovered species in the area.

The North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA North Sumatra) and the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) discovered the injured male orangutan, believed to be about 30 years old, with wounds to the face and back on a plantation in Aek Batang Paya village, Sipirok subdistrict.