Saving the Orangutans

Every $1.00 spent at wavemonkey.com.au = 1c to Orangutan Rescue Park, Borneo

The Orangutan Crisis
If poaching and the destruction of rain forests go on unchecked, orangutans in the wild will disappear from Sumatra and Borneo in 10 years, to be found only in zoos. The orangutans rainforest is disappearing at an overwhelming rate with the remaining forest being degraded by drought and forest fires.
Since 1998, the orangutan population in Sumatra has been declining by 1,000 a year, due mainly to the accelerated destruction of their habitat and extensive poaching.

We need to recognise the massive amount of suffering being inflicted on a species that is 97% genetically identical to humans.

Orangutans are highly intelligent animals. Their intelligence is comparable to that of a five or six year old child. These self-aware animals deserve the right to live and to be free from torture and exploitation. Protecting the orangutan also protects the surrounding ecosystem and myriad of endangered and exotic species. Saving the orangutan saves the forest.

WaveMonkey is trying to play a part in helping the survival of Orangtuns in Borneo. We have established a relationship with Australian Orangutan Project and donate 1c per dollar from every purchase made through the WaveMonkey shop.

WaveMonkey also sponsors two orphaned Orangutans at the Pangkalan Bun Orangutan Rescue Park, Borneo. This Rescue and Care Centre is responsible for the care, rehabilitation and reintroduction of Orangutans back into the wild. This is a 7 year process for each Orangutan, who is assigned its own human carer ("mother") throughout the process.

Meet Sidney and Marsha

Name: sidney Sex: male Arrival date: 12th July, 2005 On arrival: 3.7 kg Age on arrival: 9 months Previous history: confiscated by police Care centre: Pangkalan Bun, Borneo Sidney was confiscated from a farmer by the police and brought into the care centre on the 12th July 2005. He had been in the farmers care for roughly 2 months and was around 9 months old when he arrived at the centre. Sidney was in surprisingly good condition when he arrived at the clinic, weighing approximately 3.7kg. Now, at just over 1 ½ years of age Sidney weighs a healthy 6.45kg. Now Sidney gives new meaning to the term ankle-biter - he literally is an ankle-biter! At first glance Sidney seems sweet. He slowly comes up close, pulls a part of someone elses body close to him, (orangutan body or his carers, he doesnt mind) and then bites down hard. Generally he aims for ankles. Sidney thinks the entire process is hilarious and will run away grinning, only to try and innocently sneak back a few minutes later. All the other orangutans in his pondok love Sidney because he loves to play, they wrestle until theyve completely run out of energy.	Name: marsha Sex: female Arrival date: 24th May, 2005 On arrival: 3 kg Age on arrival: 10 months Previous history: confiscated by police Care centre: Pangkalan Bun, Borneo Marsha arrived at care centre on the 24th May 2005. She was brought from Sampit by the KSDA - the conservation department of he Indonesian government, whos task it is, amongst other things, to confiscate illegal wildlife. On arrival she was approximately 10 months old and weighed a healthy 3kg. She has now more than doubled her weight, weighing nearly 7kg and is one of the cutest orangutan babies you will ever see. Marsha can be a bit nervous and shy initially when she comes out of her night cage but put her in the forest and she knows exactly what she is meant to do...and she becomes one of the adventurous and gregarious babies around. Due to this Marsha has lots of orangutan friends that enjoy nothing more than swinging about in the trees
Click here to read more about the Australian Orangutan Project