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Sumatran Orangutan Society - Their projects in Sumatra operate through the Orangutan Information Centre (SOS-OIC). They founded this organization in 2001 in collaboration with a group of dedicated Indonesian conservationists to raise awareness of environmental and orangutan conservation issues amongst local communities living in North Sumatra and Aceh. As they say on their website: Sumatran orangutans are [...] Continue reading this article SOS – Sumatran Orangutan Society I now have a very prompt reply letter received from the Customer Service Department of Marks & Spencer regarding the palm oil used in many of their supermarket products… Once again, I am disappointed that this ‘own brand’ supermarket did not list its products that contain palm oil. If I don’t know which they are then I [...] Continue reading this article Reply from Marks and Spencer Re: palm oil use in their products I visited this Zoo back in 1993, so it was a long time ago now, but my brother went this year (2009) and enjoyed it. When I was there, I was in awe of the two baby Orangutans they had then and spent much of my day admiring them, as they were in perfect view. fuengirola family orangutans I have visited this Zoo twice and it is my favourite in all that I have been to. It is beautifully set out, the animals are healthy and look happy enough. The orangutans consist of a male, female and baby (born in 2006) and they all live together in a very lovely [...] Continue reading this article Fuengirola Zoo, Costa del Sol, Andalucia, Southern Spain paignton zoo female orangutan copyright sandra m dean They have Bornean Orangutans. I read that in December 2008, the male there made three of the females pregnant! But I am yet to confirm this. I visited in April 2009, on the Saturday of the Easter weekend, so it was fairly busy, but the Zoo is so [...] Continue reading this article Paignton Zoo, Devon, South West England They hold Orangutans from Borneo, but I have not visited here yet. This is called Durrel Wildlife Conservation TrustThis information is from their website – Our work in Jersey has a completely different focus from that of traditional zoos; the animals in Jersey are here as ambassadors for their species in the wild, they are here to help us all learn about them as well as ourselves. Chester Zoo orangutan mother and baby I visited this Zoo in May 2009 and was really impressed! Unfortunately, I cannot find out the names of the orangutans there at the moment, but there are quite a few and the enclosure is huge (both inside and out) - a real show piece for the Zoo and it is interesting to [...] Continue reading this article Chester Zoo, North England This Zoo has been my local Zoo and frequented since I was a child. Rajang is the old male there (he will be 41 on the 14th June 2009!) and he is gorgeous – very sociable and inquisitive, and sadly Djambe died a few months ago in late 2008, due to a heart attack probably [...] Continue reading this article Colchester Zoo, Colchester, Essex, England orangutan enclosure (note, since this article, Dudley zoo have improved its Orangutan indoor enclosure – CLICK HERE to my Orangutn website to find out more) This Zoo based in Dudley, Midlands, right on a hill, so it has views over the Town. It is a bit rough around the edges, and some enclosures are really old. I [...] Continue reading this article Dudley Zoo, West Midlands, England |
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