Released back into the wild with one arm: Orangutan who lost arm to a hunter’s snare set free to fend for itself again
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | December 14, 2012 22:08
This is the heart-warming moment an orangutan who lost an arm after it became trapped in a snare for ten days is released back into the wild.
The young male named Pelansi had tried to gnaw his own hand off after the limb become ensnared by the hunter’s trap.
Luckily a rescue team found him in time to save his life – but the hand and part of his right arm had to be amputated.
Following months of treatment and rehabilitation he is now fully recovered and is back where he belongs in the forests ofWest Kalimantanin Indonesian Borneo.
His trapped hand had become necrotic and he had injured his elbow in his desperate attempts to free himself from the trap.
In the first few days, animal medics were worried he wouldn’t pull through.
But after complex surgery to amputate his hand, Pelansi has battled back and vets think he should be able to lead a normal life.
Campaigners say the incident highlights how palm oil production is killing off the habitat of the orangutan by clearing forest in order to make more room to grow the crop.
According to International Animal Rescue, the land where Pelansi was found is home to a large number of orangutans that have fled from a new palm oil plantation.
Palm oil is a widely used in cosmetics and processed food.
Alan Knight, from International Animal Rescue, said: ‘Pelansi’s story is cause for celebration, not only because his life has been saved, but also because his reintroduction into the wild is a small but symbolic step in support of orangutan conservation.’
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