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un+nown and endangered Borneo Sun Bear whose fame, unfortunately has notreached worldwide proportions li+e the orang6utan.

The orang6utan rehabilitation process is long and difficult. The majority of cases arerescued from plantations as infants and will spent the ne t 56 years being raised by

humans! learning to climb, search for food and generally fend for themselves untilthey are strong enough to ma+e it in the wild. Since inception, S9:1 has rehabilitatedover 4** orang6utans! some have bred, some have perished alone in the jungle, somehave wandered bac+ to the centre and are now lur+ing around every corner, stealingtourist camera$s and food, both distressing and delighting the visitors.

9rang6utans across the world are e ploited, +ept as pets, used as se slaves, +illed in plantations, and in some areas, eaten. Efforts are being made to rescue and rehabilitatethem, but there are still a multitude of species whose habitats and lives are destroyedin the (uest for financial gains. 9rang6utan rescue and rehabilitation is notablysuccessful, however, as a government run enterprise, it must balance the e ploitationof the orang6utan -by way of touristic attraction0 with rehabilitation.

#part from primate genocide, the rapacious logging across Borneo has threatenedmany other native "ndonesian and Malaysian animal species, such as the Sumatrantiger, #sian rhinoceros, Sumatran rhinoceros, Bornean sun bear, pygmy elephant,clouded leopard and proboscis mon+ey. # se(uence of national and internationalinitiatives have been implemented in response to this crisis, however, the situationmust be recognised as a state of emergency and more needs to be done immediately,rather than planning long term. Much of the forests across Borneo have already beenlogged, and most of the species have become endangered as a result of this. The timeto act is now.

atalie et involved and support forest6building initiatives and projects-?isit http@AAwww.(i6global.comAwillie6smits for information on an innovative projectta+ing place in Borneo0

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