During the last few weeks, in addition to taking care of the recently arrived repatriated animals from the Philippines, the Tasikoki team have all had to lend a hand to ensure all the animals are being given the best care possible.
Thank you for the kind donations received that have supported the costs to ensure all the animals are kept safe, secure and well nourished.
We supported the cost of food as well as the salaries of keepers and vets until the end of July. We do hope that you may consider helping us to continue this much needed support.
Noldy, the primate head keeper, trying to attract the Black-crested macaque that had been kept as a pet and had escaped from a private home in a residential area of Manado. It took a long time for the rescue team to get this macaque as he wanted to stay on the rooftop! Noldi is taking care of some 120 primates at the Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue and Education Centre and is often called upon to join confiscations and rescues of illegal pets.
Somehow as always, the Tasikoki team managed to capture him and take him to Tasikoki for further care and rehabilitation. We hope he will eventually be released after rehabilitation and having joined a social group for future release back to the wild.
‘Ireng’ and her new baby. Ireng is one of the females in the Black Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra) group that is being prepared for release soon on the Masarang Mountain. More about that upcoming release very soon! Another group of 11 Black Crested Macaques was released on Saturday, August 29th, in the Gunung Ambang nature reserve in North Sulawesi province.
Sun Bears
Enrichment-Making
Below we can see how our office girls Windi and Valenry, are helping hands-on by installing ‘toys’ inside the new cages for the enrichment of the long-tailed macaques. On the right we see ‘Stare’, a long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), chills and relaxes in this new enclosure. It is easy to see how he was named ‘Stare’!
There was a lot of rain recently at Tasikoki but too much rain is not good for some the animals without appropriate shelter. Here you can see our staff Agus collecting Gebang Palm (Corypha utan) leaves which have large fan shaped leaves that are put on the top of enclosures to provide shelter from the sun and rain. On the right you see Agus arranging the leaves on the macaque enclosure, mostly so the macaques don’t get sun burned when the sun is shining brightly. Yes, some animals can get sunburn too!
Here is doctor Annisa (one of the Tasikoki vets) treating and monitoring the condition of ‘Tayo’ in the incubator. Tayo, a macaque, was suffering from hypothermia due to the rainy weather. The incubator, as well as many other essential items of medical equipment have been donated to both Tasikoki and the Sintang Orangutan Centre by IDSMED. www.idsmed.com
IDSMED has branches in HK and throughout the Asia Pacific region. We are most grateful for their kind donations of medical equipment and medical supplies.
Thank you very much for those of you who have supported us during this difficult time. We hope you stay safe and well.
Pictures by Billy Lolowang
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