In May 1999, the case of illegal importation of 4 baby orangutans, whose natural habitat is the tropical rainforest of Indonesia, in May 1999, deeply shocked Japanese society. A large number of people are concerned about the fate of those young great apes, whose very existence is endangered by habitat destruction and wildlife trafficking.
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The return of the four orangutans to IndonesiaALIVE News 2000 Protection
of endangered wild species
and conservation of their
habitat
Sadly,
even when an incident of
trafficking is exposed, almost
all the confiscated animals
end up spending the rest
of their lives in inappropriate
facilities without adequate
care. Rarely are these animals
sent back to their native
country which often lack
proper facilities themselves.
We need to learn from this
case and work on setting
up a system to prevent any
recurrence.
Fortunately, the Indonesian government has officially demanded the return of the four confiscated orangutans. Before they go back to their original habitat,they will be placed in Wanariset Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in Samarinda of Indonesia. Three government officials, including the manager from the rehabilitation center of Orangutan Reintroduction project, Dr. Willie Smits, Director of BOS Foundation and Mr.Koes Saparjadi, Director for Conservation of Wild Flora and Fauna are planning to come to Japan and escort the orangutans back to Indonesia on 2 February. As
non-governmental organizations
that have been working on
this issue and making appeals
for the elimination of illegal
wildlife trade in Japan and
the necessity of wildlife
habitat conservation, we
take this opportunity to
hold a seminar in cooperation
with the Indonesian embassy
and appeal to government
officials, law makers, and
the mass media, as well as
the concerned public of Japan
to reflect on:
The post-war Japanese economy has been flourishing with a great deal of dependence on the natural resources from Indonesia. With regard to the conservation of the global environment, we believe that Japan has moral and ethical obligations to play a leading role in conserving the wildlife and its habitat in Indonesia in the 21st century. Date: 29
January 2000 (Saturday) 1-4
pm
Place: Japan Press Center (2-2-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Minato-ku) Organisers:
Orangutan Conference Committee (Director : Dr. Akira Suzuki) The Japan Indonesia Orangutan Protection and Investigation Committee (Kacap Fund, Pet Monkey Laboratory Japan (PML), The Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS), All Life in A Viable Environment (ALIVE)) In
Cooperation with: Indonesian
Embassy
Further information: ALIVE (Tel: 03-5815-7522, Fax: 03-815-7542) Program
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