Sepilok centre ensures survival of orangutans

The team of caretakers, reduced by half the number for the MCO period from the original 50, remains committed to the daunting task of ensuring the wellbeing and safety of the over 40 orangutans.

She said the orangutans are omnivores and feed on more than 300 species of plants, wild fruits, barks and insects."We have sufficient supply of food for the orangutans, with the exception of certain local fruits such as papaya and guava because our suppliers come from as far as Lahad Datu and there is a travel restriction between districts during the MCO.

She also said that the centre places great emphasis on sanitisation, which has been in practice even before the MCO was enforced, with a huge budget for quality disinfectants including hand sanitisers. Once the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, Alsisto said, the centre immediately took the initiative to sanitise all its tourist facilities and started giving masks to visitors.

Meanwhile, Orangutan Appeal UK founder and chairman Datuk Susan Sheward praised the staff at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre for their dedication in giving the highest level of care to the orangutans at the centre, particularly the orphans, during this crucial time. The centre is owned and run by the Sabah government through the Sabah Wildlife Department from which it receives continuous financial allocation.

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