Thailand returns orangutans to their Indonesian homeland

Cola, a 10-year-old female orangutan waiting in a cage to be sent back to Indonesia, at a Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday (Dec 20). Wildlife authorities in Thailand repatriated two orangutans, Cola and 7-year-old Giant, to their native habitats in Indonesia in a collaborative effort to combat the illicit wildlife trade. - AP

BANGKOK: Wildlife authorities in Thailand sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Friday (Dec 20) as part of a collaborative effort to combat illicit wildlife trade.

Ten-year-old female Cola and 7-year-old male Giant were transported from wildlife sanctuaries in the western province of Ratchaburi to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, where they were put on a plane to Jakarta.