Borneo Center Teaches Orphaned Orangutans to Survive In The Wild

Meera Dolasia
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:34:00 -0700

The Nyaru Mentang Center, located on the Indonesian side of Borneo, is home to more than 600 orphaned Orangutans. Here these infants, all victims of deforestation and illegal poaching, are taught to fend for themselves in the wild, a process that takes about eight years.