CARING FOR Children, THEN SETTING THEM Independent
CNA learned about the difficult job of rehabilitating animals while on a trip to Sepilok last month, as well as some promising protection initiatives.
In the last three times, the center has never received any reports of animals being kept as pets.  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,
” Sometimes it’s also because people are aware that animals are protected,” she adds. They let the orangutan roam freely and do n’t keep them as pets. There is less people and animals conflict”, said Dr Nabila Sarkawi, the council’s native specialist.
Over time, she claimed, the number of animal children being delivered to the center has decreased. This pattern has existed since 2021. We are unsure of the cause because no empirical studies have been done to examine the factors.
One animal was born last year at the center, but Dr. Nabila did not disclose data for earlier years.
Children typically arrive at the center after their moms are alleged to have been hurt or passed away.  ,  ,  ,  ,
” Baby orangutans reside with their mother until the age of six or seven. If they were found ( alone ) below that age, we have to take care of them and teach them how to survive”, said Dr Nabila.
Children are cared for in an enclosed hospital round the clock until they are old enough to learn fundamental skills like climbing and foraging. This portion of the center is never accessible to the general public.
Once they are bigger, they “graduate” to an outside daycare where they can interact with older animals and practice building homes.
Although there is a seeing place behind a glass window, people contact is kept to a minimum. In the near forest, the apes are even free to roam.  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,
Once they have settled in to jungle life and demonstrated adequate survival abilities, they are allowed to leave.  ,