Rehabilitating The Victims Of The Illegal Orangutan Trade
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- The Baby Trade: Wild orangutans are expected to face extinction within 50 years. Despite this, the multi-million dollar poaching industry thrives as baby orangutans are captured and smuggled from their rain-forest homes.
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“Every time she hopped on a tree we’d cut that tree down. We’d catch the mother in a net and either hit her or shoot her. Once she was dying we’d take the baby”, says an ex-smuggler, describing the brutal capture of a baby orangutan. Intelligent yet relatively passive primates, orangutans are desirable pets, as they can be taught tricks and dressed up. Most are trafficked from the rainforests of Indonesia to Thailand, where they are sold for thousands of dollars. Edwin Wiek runs rescue facilities for these stolen animals, but with little government support he faces significant challenges; “the illegal wildlife trade is very lucrative, a lot of people make lots of money including some politicians or government officials in some cases". For the rescued orangutans, rehabilitation and re-release into the wild is a complex process. Oki, newly released after 15 years in captivity, struggled to adjust to life in the wild according to veterinarian Rian Winardi. “The release didn’t go according to plan. We hoped he wouldn’t turn around and look at people. But he did. He’s an ex-rehab orangutan after all.”
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It seems to me that humans destroy every beautiful thing they touch....
I have great respect for him for fighting back for orangutan even when his life is threatened in danger.
They seem so peaceful their eyes showing emotion and curiosity. They are my favorite ape because they don't seem to want to bite your arm off, they really seem to like humans.
J N Please educate me, all we know is what we see in documentaries, I don’t near anywhere near Sumatra, open the box let the truth out
They definitely have an unpredictable violent side though. I think the fact their dangerous side is almost universally downplayed makes the orangutan trade worse. Even the babies are more than most people can handle when they flip out. It scares their rich human owners and the animal is removed from the house. It’s rare that the removal results in a great outcome.
Jsou kouzelný souhlasím svami 💝😍🥰
Until they rip your arm off when they eat all your food
@@StoneInMySandal Exactly. There's no playful, whimsical background music in real life. Most humans couldn't handle the responsibility and stress of taking care of baby Orangutans.
I think I'm in love with Edwin. Such a kind man and he seems to have a bit of a humorous side.
lol awww love is beautiful
So let me get this European hypocrite right? He barges into a country in which he is clearly a foreigner, but most likely uses his European wealth to buy land and gain influence. He then takes it upon himself to go into peoples private homes and " rescue" these apes saying they dont belong as pets, they should be in the wild..it dosent look like anyone local is interested in his version of morality. He takes these animals out of other people's homes so they aren't Kept as pets, to bring them to his " santuary" which has cages, feedings, playtime, etc he can obviously have them as pets right? He takes from private citizens wagging his finger that your wrong , yet he can have as many of them as pets that he wants? Total hypocrite. Id revoke his passport and deport him back to Europe.
So let me get this European hypocrite right? He barges into a country in which he is clearly a foreigner, but most likely uses his European wealth to buy land and gain influence. He then takes it upon himself to go into peoples private homes and " rescue" these apes saying they dont belong as pets, they should be in the wild..it dosent look like anyone local is interested in his version of morality. He takes these animals out of other people's homes so they aren't Kept as pets, to bring them to his " santuary" which has cages, feedings, playtime, etc he can obviously have them as pets right? He takes from private citizens wagging his finger that your wrong , yet he can have as many of them as pets that he wants? Total hypocrite. Id revoke his passport and deport him back to Europe.
Considering they share 97% human DNA it makes sense
They actually burn down the trees more often than they cut them down. It’s not uncommon for a trapped mother and baby to catch fire in the process. It’s pretty awful to see.
I lovè these guys so much. They are so beaùtiful, smart, laid back and the best wild animals out there!
Poor Chico. Imagine not knowing how to do the one thing you were put in this planet to do?
God bless the people who help primates.
If I was young again. I'd want to go there and help save their land and them.
Me too!
I'm a 74 year old man I have learned to love these animals we can't much but these greedy and cruel abusers of humans and animals will get what they deserve thanks to the many who help and save
Me too❤
This so sad! How can people rip these babies from their mothers? I hope they catch all of these people soon!
I wish I could be in charge of the punishment of these smugglers. ,
me too!
I take my hat off to you all and thankyou for helping. If. I could I would be be there in a heart beat
Humans can be evil and heartless. I'm so glad there are those that care!
Poor Jono, so very sad!
Bless the people that risk their lives to rescue these babies. Their homes are being destroyed by Palm Oil production as well. As for these people that enable this - they need to be held accountable!
Love these beautiful creatures thanks for your wonderful help
Thank you all for everything you do for these beautiful, intelligent primates🙏 It's a sad reality. Wish we could save them all.
So let me get this European hypocrite right? He barges into a country in which he is clearly a foreigner, but most likely uses his European wealth to buy land and gain influence. He then takes it upon himself to go into peoples private homes and " rescue" these apes saying they dont belong as pets, they should be in the wild..it dosent look like anyone local is interested in his version of morality. He takes these animals out of other people's homes so they aren't Kept as pets, to bring them to his " santuary" which has cages, feedings, playtime, etc he can obviously have them as pets right? He takes from private citizens wagging his finger that your wrong , yet he can have as many of them as pets that he wants? Total hypocrite. Id revoke his passport and deport him back to Europe.
Thank you for this investigative report. Well done for bringing attention to these orangutans. It was so distressing watch that large male in the cage displaying, I'm heart-broken.
I wonder what would happen if they did release Jano into the wild after being caged for 5 years.....
He would either starve to death ( because he hasn't learned what's good to eat and what to stay away from) or be killed because he's so gentle and kind and naive. Poor baby❤💕
He wouldn't survive. He does not know how to climb a tree to build a nest , he doesn't know how to forage for food . He is too big and powerful to train outside a cage.
Others may kill him too
A mature adult male orangutan kept in a tiny cage for 5 years? What an obscene situation for such a mobile tree dweller. He must be insane by now. Just think of putting a person in there.
Omg my heart breaks for these precious 😢babies how can mankind be so greedy and unkind. I can only wish to be a billionaire so I could help save these precious lives. 😢😢😢😢they are so beautiful and fragile when they are babies. And because of all you kindness love respect they will on day be returning to the wild jungle where they belong thank you so much for all your tenderness and love for them. They so love you for all you do for them. They are very intelligent animals and can show love kindness appreciation and all emotions that we have… God be with you all ❤❤❤
It is disappointing to see ,hear,know and do nothing about this.
These Oragatanges(Orangs.)
are such wonderful, smart, &
usually very sweet animals.
Watching this, makes me very sad. These babies have watched thier mothers be murdered, & in some cases,"chopped up".
Tell me, how would yo< fee) if a child in your family went through
that??Yes, they're animals,but what does that make thier killers?
So let me get this European hypocrite right? He barges into a country in which he is clearly a foreigner, but most likely uses his European wealth to buy land and gain influence. He then takes it upon himself to go into peoples private homes and " rescue" these apes saying they dont belong as pets, they should be in the wild..it dosent look like anyone local is interested in his version of morality. He takes these animals out of other people's homes so they aren't Kept as pets, to bring them to his " santuary" which has cages, feedings, playtime, etc he can obviously have them as pets right? He takes from private citizens wagging his finger that your wrong , yet he can have as many of them as pets that he wants? Total hypocrite. Id revoke his passport and deport him back to Europe.
Good show but very sad
People don’t realize is that a young orangutans may look adorable but once they become adult they’re hard to manage and control. Although orangutans are docile but they could get aggressive and dangerous as an adult.
Absolutely horrible that a huge adult animal such as this guy has to be kept in a cage because of his size - ALL DUE TO STUPID, EVIL HUMANS! HE HAS BEEN DENIED HIS BASIC RIGHT!
What right? It’s an animal
We are all grateful and very impressed of your good peoples.
Fantastic dedicated professional team !
How do I help? I love these beautiful creatures❤️
You can volunteer or donate to organizations like Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) and International Animal Rescues (IAR). Personally, stop using Palm oil products and tell your kin to do so to. Palm plantation is the number 1 reason for decreasing habitat, which makes it easier for poachers to steal the babies. Palm oil is unhealthy and used widely in processed food.
Also, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)
♡ Some of the comments on here are so vile and disturbing. Are there really humans who feel that it's ok to kill the mother orangutans & snatch the babies?? So many comments defending the poachers. Humans seem to get more despicable instead of advancing in evolution. We are the blight on this earth.
@Pappy Van Winkle
I'm not even sure how to respond to your comment. Are you referring to orangutans or humans? Humans spread far more diseases ..
Why don’t you grow a brain and use your resources to help the Many homeless and hungry human children. These people are hypocrites, so they confiscate people pets, to do what . Treat them as their own pets . So they snuggle and play with them but they are so arrogant because they no better right? Bunch of hypocrites. I love to watch them try to pull that kind of crap in the US. If some foreigner came to take my beloved pets.,l. We use real bullets here in the U S of A .
This crime is so disgusting. Bless those who fight against it, and curse those who commit it.
I hate these people who report on these animals and act so uncomfortable with them. If Chicko tried to hug and kiss me Id hold him in a heart beat. This lady acts like a typical journalist that doesn't know Squat about what theyre reporting on.
Agree. I found the journalist nauseating.
Please please please don't kill the mothers if you feel you MUST have to take the baby and i certainly don't recommend it, but please spare the mothers life. How can you hurt such a beautiful gentle creature. That's like shooting fish in a barrel. Pretty bad when an animal has more compassion and kindness than a human being.
@Barbie Blues As any of us will......
How can this be allowed to happen? The authorities need to pass laws that have real consequences attached to them. I knew there was people in Jakarta who were infiltrating the "trade " but the authorities need to fully support them
I just can't phathom the mind of a living human being that could do something to any animal, especially such a closely related primate to us humans, like this poacher is describing in such great detail. How could you even sleep at night? I am crying just sitting here thinking about how someone could take the life of anything, a mother, such as these, rip their babies from their arms as they are dying, and kidnap, torture and ultimately sell or use for profit, I'm some way.
I just will never understand, no matter how hard I try, no matter how many of these videos of rescues I watch. I just can't imagine the type of person it would take to do something like this. I wish someone could help me understand, just how, any human being, could be this cruel and INHUMAN.
Also please viewers before leave video leave comment
Thanking theses teams for putting their lives on the line !
It does not take but a few seconds to show appreciation
So please be
Wonderful ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Creature di Dio particolari e molto sensibili ❤❤❤❤❤
I am ready to work for free to help those precious creatures,it's the only dream I have.
This angers me so much. These defenseless beautiful animals have no say in what happens to them. The criminals and the people who support the trade of wild animal's should be punished. How would the criminals feel if someone came and killed one of there ones in retaliation they would want justice. But these animals don't get justice. With the caparision to drug trade, its not the same it worse because people once again choose to take drugs choose to deal with criminals. But these animals are just living their lives in their natural habitat and a human comes and kills the mother to get the babies. There sicko's. I hope to god that one of the the mother animals rip each and every poacher apart. And that God protects each and every one of the people who are trying to make a difference and save them.
What god do you worship that such curses are heard? You should definitely get a better god.
@@StoneInMySandal
What dribble are you even talking about. Is that the only word your little brain could pick out and comment on. Does it offend you that I wish harm to the poacher. Hmm does that mean your one and it upsets you that I would take extreme pleasure in seeing a poacher ripped apart. Poor poor baby you. 🤣🤣🤣
Fascinating. What tremendous reporting on this sad and infuriating practice by the wealthy and smugglers. It just makes me so angry. These amazing creatures should be living in the wild, foraging and thriving. Thank you for your courage and reporting, thank you to the rescuers, staff, caregivers, vets… you are amazing people. ❤️
Why did the guy on the bike have a leash on that baby!!
Whats it saying about humans if we can't save these beautiful creatures.
Forest school. So cute ❤
That’s cruel too keep them caged!!!!
This made me so sad I cried hearing the story of the ex smuggler.these ppl have no hearts no souls .the only thing that brings just a bit of comfort is knowing that on the day of their judgement they will have to answer to God but that does little to stop the trade of these beautiful primemates.
To bad so sad
Pappy Van Winkle your the best pappy
At1054 juror or whatever its name is would have been better off as a pet if they were going to cage it forever
I wish I could have an orangutan as a pet.
Am. Crying watching those caged arangauns
Poor lil things people are evil that sell them
Its been five years since he put this video on. I would like to know what happened to the baby monkey.,
Not a monkey, orangutans are great apes
The hunter said when he hit his mother ape, but the mother ape had time to squeeze her milk for her child. then the mother died and then they took the child away
What I dont innerstand is why they wont give the big guy a chance out in nature??If it doesnt work out at least he was still free,cuz hes never gonna be free in any sanctuary and their way,way too smart and know the difference,its nice that they try and help but as usual don't know when to say when and I'm convinced there is a financial reason for keeping some if not most of them?? Unfortunately the older we get the more we realize or SHOULD realize that at the end of the day even if it starts with goid intentions,there is going to be a business side to it and yes I realize they need to make money to keep the train rollin but it ALWAYS srarts going above and beyond just leveling off and profit creeps in and honestly its almost ALWAYS about that out of the gate anyway!?!?
Same story told over and over again...
Lowest scum on earth doing this to endangered species they such a calm sweet shy creatures orangantuans truly sad disgusting a disgrace. How could anyone do this should get the death penalty. Love these creatures so shocking sad
Manusia kejam....
How do they know that posing as a buyer didnt cause these baby O's to be stolen and the mothers killed?
EXACTLY!!! Thank you for saying that ,I'm sure they didn't think of that.
That the bait. One orangutan will be traded anyway, it will sell anyway. Its them or the lowest buyer. Even if they wrong, worse case they just create 1 orphan but they stops 1000 orphan by break the syndicate
Let them be allowed as pets and it won't be a problem just like literally anything illegal
JFC, that just means there would be even more killings of moms to steal the orphans. Dumbest band of commenters I’ve ever seen here.
NO AL TRAFICO ILEGAL DE ESTAS ESPECIES SE MERECEN UN LUGAR TRANQUILO DONDE VIVIR YA LOS HEMOS DAÑADO. BASTANTE, QUITANDOLE SUS FAMILUAS , SU HABITAT SOMOS UNA ESPECIE LOS HUMANOS CRUELES, EGOÍSTA Y MALIGNOS
Do yourself a favor, the next time you send a reporter make sure that they are male! This woman is way too afraid of the orangutans
Might have known it would be a male making this comment 🙄
Why they holding them in the cages they not violate at all even in the wild
.mother's and families murdered so people can have these animals for pets
Alot of great people helping God bless all of you the others will get what they deserve
I bought a few infant orangutans from a seller in Malaysia; at what age should I release them back into the wild? I was told orangutans become stronger than adult humans around 8-10 years old, so I was planning to release them back into Central Park around then.
I wonder why rehabilitated orangutans have to go back to Sumatra or Borio because that is the only places that they still live wild. There are many rain forest with many fruiting trees that are not Borneo or Sumatra, why can’t they be instigated into those Forest areas? I mean why do orangutans have to only be in Borneo and Sumatra why can’t they be in other places in the world where they can exist as they would in Borneo or Sumatra. Places that would be much safer, places where they’re less likely to be shot, Or killed to be eaten or their babies to be sold. I just don’t understand why orangutans can exist in other places?
Every species cannot survive in every habitat, whether it is because of weather temps, food, other species, food necessary for survival that is right for each species. There are many reasons why orangutans cannot be in just any land
Right. Why can’t such intelligent creatures learn to adapt. That is the way a species survives
@@JasmineCollis-mg1if Kendra Hansen??
BASTA YA DE MALTRATO ANIMAL
I would love to hold a baby orangutan hug and play with a baby but not keep they belong in the wild free to live a happy life people are so cruel to these babies want them to keep locked up an then in little cages like come on how would a human like to live in a cage locked up an not able to be them selves I hope it stops one day not fair to these animals if u want an animal then get a dog or a cat a bird
What’s wrong with people animal killers
I hate to say it, but I really think that the only way to get the message across, are the stiffest sentences possible, for anyone caught owning any primate and, worse for those that capture or kill them. Even the pet owners need jail time, to take it seriously. And, they shouldn't be allowed to use their wealth or positions to get out of it. That's the only time you'll get REAL change. Hopefully, we'll do it, before it's too late.
Take them to monkey world. Allison Cronin will know what to do 😊
Kill it!
*so what are the Muslims involved in the orangutan trade to* ?
Henry Lindeman Why just them?
I think these criminals should get the death penalty. It’s kidnapping and murder IMHO!
Lol
Illegal trade in orangutans requires the death penalty. For the murder of orangutans and for ill-treatment, the death penalty is also needed. This is the only way to stop human cruelty. To do this, the government must adopt such a law.
Dumbest reply here. Do you actually think the law would ever be enforced if that was the penalty? Don’t be an idiot FFS.
I hope and pray in Jesus name they save and. Release these large arrangements out of that cage. That. Was. So. Describing to watch. I hope they set them free and get that big arangaun out that can those possible should. Be in prison. That's animal torture
So what happens if the orangutan goes extinct? I don't get why people are so willing to spend all this money and effort to save orangutans when there's plenty of humans that could use saving.
Humans did this to the orangutans so humans need to fix it.
@@DonnaRupinski Why?
@@mosipd why do we need to fix what we destroy? For a plethora of reasons all of which you'll either invalidate or act like its a nonsensical question.
Why watch a video about the plight of an animal if you do not care for its survival?
@@DonnaRupinski I'd just rather fix humans than Orangutans, wouldn't you? There's plenty of human suffering in the world, let's take care of our own first. Why bother with a species that's basically extinct anyway. What will the world lose if there's no more orangutans? I guess you won't have any cute videos to watch to make you feel better about yourself, that's one reason no? When you've seen as much human suffering as I have it makes you angry that people care more for some animal than other humans.
@@mosipd my sister died from cancer last week so spare me the lecture on how I'd rather save animals than humans.
These animals aren't going extinct because of their own doing. It's completely the fault of humans. So, yes, we should fix what we've done. This world isn't made up of just humans. Quite frankly it's the greed of people like you putting themselves, as humans, above all else, that has wreaked havoc on the world. Only 2% of animal life is in the wild. The rest is domestic. Used to feed humans. Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970 and it'ss now an emergency that threatens civilisation. Because we do depend upon these creatures whether you recognize that fact or not. The orangutans help maintain the ecosystem of these forests through their fruit eating and seed dispersal.
These rainforests are called the lungs of the planet for their role in absorbing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, and increasing local humidity. They also stabilize climate, contain enormous amounts of plants and wildlife, and produce nourishing rainfall all around the planet. Who knows how many life saving attributes the fauna in rainforests contain. So saving these animals plays a huge role in saving the world and the humans inhabiting it.
Its not like killing a human its a disgusting tree cow and not a person
It's easy for us in western countries to judge but hunting orangutans for their meat is not even close go the same as killing a human. Humans are predators and these people living in the jungle need their meat to feed their children. Chimps hunt smaller primates too. Selling the babies is one of the only economic resources they have. If the owners can afford to care for them properly I don't see the problem in keeping them as pets. They could have a better life as a pet than in those small, crowded cages at the rescue center. Better than going extinct.
I agree with you
When people keep them as pets they normally don’t do it under good conditions.
Wrong!
Id buy one if I were able.