This story comes from Borneo, which ashamed me more…
A TERRIFIED orangutan protects her baby after hunters desperate to slaughter them were stopped with just minutes to spare.
Locals watched the helpless mother and daughter saved by British rescuers in Borneo. A knife-wielding gang hoped to collect a bounty for killing the endangered apes. But a team from charity Four Paws swooped to pluck the gentle creatures to safety. Four Paws expert Dr Signe Preuschoft said: "It is extremely fortunate we arrived when we did."
Palm oil plantation owners offer up to £70 for each orangutan killed as they see them as pests. There were 250,000 orangutans in the wild a few decades ago but only 50,000 are left. The rescued pair were released in a remote rainforest. The mother was fitted with a radio transmitter to monitor their movements.
Safe..orangutan mum wraps arms around baby daughter
Patrified... orangutan, circled, clutches baby after rescue drama
Source from The Sun
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