Re: Today's Independent article 'Hope of freedom for orang-utans dashed '
(see article below)
Please don't mis-interpret this article.
BHP is not to be blamed for the orangutans not being released as
planned, or for pulling out of the region, or for the future of these
areas.
What is more important is that, although not mentioned in this article,
the majority of the area left behind lies in the Heart of Borneo,
created by WWF to be a conservation area for biodiversity. Perhaps WWF
can help to protect the future of this area, as intended by the Heart of
Borneo project and for which millions of pounds have been raised.
Perhaps with their many representatives in Indonesia they, along with
BHP, can sit down with the government and determine the best plan of
action to save this part of the Heart of Borneo from companies who do
not hold as high a level of stewardship as BHP.
I would like to clarify that BOS does not have 650 orangutans in cages as
quoted in the article. The majority of the orangutans cared for at Nyaru
Menteng are free-ranging and only wild orangutans, very large orangutans
and orangutans in quarantine are confined to cages.
Michelle Desilets, Orangutan Land Trust, and on behalf of
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