Orangutan Appeal News

12 Sep 2007 - A Special gift from Rotterdam

Dedicated to helping the orangutans of Borneo, Angelina Muller and Eveline Schuette-Ratha from Rotterdam, returned to Sepilok in July this year after raising an amazing RM173, 564.90 for the UK Appeal and the Rehabilitation Centre.
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22 Aug 2007 - Coronation Street stars visit Sepilok

Coronation Street actors, Tina O’Brien (Sarah Platt) and Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw), flew out to Borneo in August to see for themselves the work that is being done to help save one of our closest cousins – the orangutans - from extinction.
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11 Jul 2007 - Paolo Nutini - our new supporter

The 20 year old Scottish born singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini, whose current hit is “New Shoes” has pledged his support, along with his base guitarist, Michael McDaid, to the Appeal and to helping save the endangered orangutans.

The Band have adopted baby Sen and are encouraging their fans to do the same. Michael is adoptive father to Naru and he has posted a message on their website asking his fans to donate as much as possible to our work. Check it out at www.paolonutini.com and www.myspace.com/paolonutini

10 Feb 2007 - Tabin Research Update

The plight of the Orangutan is currently high priority worldwide and is at the centre of conservation efforts which are being made to stop deforestation and ease its effects on global worming. Top ecologists predict that the orangutan will be extinct in the wild within 10 - 12 years if drastic measures are not taken now to save this great ape and its habitat.
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1 Nov 2006 - Orangutan Appeal and Sabah Wildlife

Over the past 40 years, orang-utans rescued in Sabah were rehabilitated at Sepilok before being released into the nearby jungle. Now the Sabah Wildlife Department tells JASWINDER KAUR about plans to translocate some of them to an alternative site in Lahad Datu
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