Sumatran orangutan conservation program
PanEco Foundation: Foundation for the conservation of orangutans. Rescue, rehabilitation and reintroduction of orangutans.
2024
It is with great pleasure and pride that we are supporting the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) of the PanEco/Orangutans in Need Foundation for the fourth time in 2024 with a donation of €2,000!
Every year, an alarming 1 million hectares of rainforest are cut down, both legally and illegally. This large-scale deforestation is threatening orangutan habitats and bringing them to the brink of extinction. The situation is critical and urgent action is needed to protect these fascinating animals and their habitat.
The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme pursues a number of important objectives aimed at the comprehensive protection of orangutans and their habitat. The support includes:
- Rescue and rehabilitation: Endangered orangutans are rescued from critical situations, rehabilitated and prepared for possible reintroduction into the wild.
- Rainforest conservation: The focus is on protecting the remaining rainforests in order to preserve the natural habitat of the orangutans.
- Combating poaching and wildlife trafficking: Active measures to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking help to protect orangutans and other endangered species.
- Biodiversity monitoring: Monitoring biodiversity to ensure a healthy ecosystem.
- Environmental education: Education for children and adults to raise awareness for the protection of the environment and orangutans.
We would like to thank all our helpers and partners who work tirelessly to protect orangutans. Their dedicated work and support is invaluable for the rescue and conservation of this endangered species.
2021
The proWIN pro nature Foundation has been supporting the Sumatran orangutan conservation program for some time now. The aim of the initiative is to preserve the orangutans and the tropical rainforests on Sumatra. However, it is not only the deforestation of the rainforest that poses an enormous threat to the great apes - illegal animal husbandry and the trade in animals also endanger many species. The PanEco Foundation is therefore also increasingly committed to combating the illegal trade in orangutans. Together with other organizations, it is establishing local structures to curb the criminal business with the animals. In December last year, nine Sumatran orangutans were freed from illegal animal husbandry and, after a few months in the sanctuary, were prepared for release into the wild in the near future. This is an important task that we are happy to continue to pursue and support.
2020
Orangutan Islo: Islo, a male orangutan, is accompanied by researchers in the Suaq rainforest. The older male is rarely seen and when he is, it is usually at times when other orangutans are more likely to be in other parts of the rainforest due to a lack of food. The researchers encountered Islo for the first time in 2007. Since 2014, he has been sighted only rarely, as he had lost his territory near the research station to another male. In times of Corona, he has now reappeared.
New baby arrivals: The baby "flood" came at the beginning of January 2020. Numerous orangutan babies were delivered to the rescue and care station. We look after and care for them for several years until they can be released into the wild. One example: Rundeng, an orangutan baby who is now around 5 months old, was brought to the rescue and care center as an infant last December - she was found lonely and abandoned. She is developing very well, is in excellent health and is learning new things every day. One day she will be able to live in the open rainforest again.
New baby arrivals: The baby "flood" came at the beginning of January 2020. Numerous orangutan babies were delivered to the rescue and care station. We look after and care for them for several years until they can be released into the wild. One example: Rundeng, an orangutan baby who is now around 5 months old, was brought to the rescue and care center as an infant last December - she was found lonely and abandoned. She is developing very well, is in excellent health and is learning new things every day. One day she will be able to live in the open rainforest again.
Impressions
Photos: Stiftung PanEco / Orang-Utans in Not e.V.
