Wildlife Rescue Unit Collaboration
Working together to achieve great results for the local wildlife and people of Sabah
Projects
Local Staff for Orangutan Rehabilitation and Re-introduction
Orangutan Appeal UK funds 9 dedicated staff members who have been recruited from the local community in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. They work directly with the orangutans to rehabilitate them and re-introduce them to the wild.
Veterinary Nurse
OAUK funds a dedicated local veterinary nurse named Ibritinah at Sepilok Rehabiliation Centre to care for the orangutans.
The Fire-Fighting Project
OAUK has been supporting the Borneo Nature Foundation (Formally known as OuTrop) since 2012. BNF work to protect large forested landscapes in Central Kalimantan, which contain several of the most important remaining populations of the Bornean orangutan. One of the biggest threats here is forest fires and we help BNF with the work undertaken to control and extinguish them each dry season.
Liaison Officer
OAUK appoints a voluntary Liaison Officer at Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre. The person in this role is responsible for promoting awareness of the plight of the orangutans and raising vital funds for the Appeal.
Scholarship Funding for Head Malaysian Veterinarian
OAUK is helping to provide scholarship funding for Dr. Sen Nathan who is the Assistant Director of Sabah Wildlife Department, Manager of the Wildlife Rescue Unit and Head Veterinarian. He is currently furthering his education by completing a PhD in primate conservation at Cardiff University in the UK.
Clinic Equipment
The clinic at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre provides 24-hour care to injured and sick orangutans and other wildlife. It is an important facility which increases survival rates for members of this critically endangered species. Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre is owned and run by Sabah Wildlife Department but Orangutan Appeal UK have helped to provide the clinic with vital equipment over the years. This has helped to improve diagnoses and treatment.
Pre-Release Programme at Sepilok
OAUK in partnership with the Sabah Wildlife Department, introduced a Pre-Release Programme aimed at tracking, monitoring and observing the behaviour of rehabilitated orangutans in the Kabili Reserve at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, in order to identify whether the individual orangutans are suitable for release into a truly wild environment.
Habitat Protection
OAUK supports several projects across Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo to protect vital orangutan habitat.
Community Engagement Project
Collaborating with the local community and helping to engender a sense of ownership over local wildlife can be vital for conservation initiatives. Our team have been delivering environmental education programmes in Sabah since 2012 and are hoping to inspire the next generation of wildlife guardians.
