Fifteen years of patient second chances, and the first wild-born generation is the payoff.
Rescued Orangutans Released Into Isolated Forest Are Now Raising Babies, Creating New Wild Population
Conservationists have released nearly 200 rescued Sumatran orangutans into Jantho Pine Forest Nature Reserve in Aceh, Indonesia, since 2011. After rehabilitation, the orangutans have adapted, with females now giving birth and raising infants in the wild, establishing a new population of the critically endangered species.
Source: Rescued Orangutans Released Into Isolated Forest Are Now Raising Babies, Creating New Wild Population — Good News Network
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