Manfred was sponsored by Masarang hk after a generous donation and was re-named Manfred in honour of the donor.
Link to the latest SOC Newsletter Below
Newsletter Q3 SOC
It is a time for us all to stay safe and take care. Orangutans being so closely related to us are also at risk of catching Covid-19. It is a very difficult time for rescue centres so please help us with a donation for the Sintang Oranguan Centre or Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre, if possible. We hope you enjoy the latest news from the Sintang Orangutan Centre.
Latest Updates on Manfred and Victoria
We wish to help all the Orangutans at SOC. However, Victoria and Manfred are two extra-special orangutans
Manfred update from SOC
Manfred is currently 2 years and 4 months old. His condition is healthy and he is in the Jerora Forest School but has not yet had his turn to enter the Forest School because there has not yet been a new forest school group for babies. Currently, Manfred is placed in the socialization cage with Tom, Jochem, and Agung. He is still close to Tom and Jochem orangutans, but now he is also close to the adult female orangutan Jamilah who is next to his cage. Both Jamilah and other orangutans often appear to interact with Manfred. The interactions that occur like them show an affectionate and protective attitude towards Manfred. Now Manfred will cry if, during the milk time he is not given the first milk, he will cry until he gets milk from the caretaker.
‘We have sponsored Manfred in honour of a generous donor who chose the name Manfred for this rescued baby and provided the funds to support Manfred throughout his forest school life at SOC. We hope Manfred will be able to be released when he is has progressed through the forest school experience and can survive in the wild.
Victoria update from SOC
Victoria has very good nest building skills. She is actually the only orangutan in the Jerora forest schools who makes an additional afternoon nest to have a siesta. Although this behaviour is common among wild orangutans, they can only afford an afternoon nap when there is sufficient food available. If not, they need the remaining daylight to forage.
Some orangutans do like a siesta, but they don’t bother to build a nest. Ribang, for example, just climbs to a branch, rests his back to trunk and closes his eyes.
The other day, when Victoria was trying to have an afternoon nap in the night enclosure, one of the ropes of her hammock snapped. She first tried to tie the broken ends together, but when that didn’t work, she held the two ends of the broken rope to keep the hammock up herself and simply fell asleep!
Victoria was named in honour of the wonderful school the Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA) in Hong Kong.
The school has supported Masarang hk projects since we were established and in addition to having primary and secondary Masarang Clubs, the school arranges student and teacher volunteer visits to the projects in Indonesia.
- The VSA has raised funds to support projects such as:
- building an overnight structure for the orangutans at SOC’s Jerora facility;
- paying for the rescue vehicle at SOC;
- funding a new hatchery for the sea turtles at Tulap beach;
and, at this most difficult time, donating to help cover some of the cost for food for the animals at Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre.
The VSA actively encourages students to learn about, respect and care for Nature and we sincerely appreciate their support.
We are very grateful to all our supporters for the help that we have received this year and hope that during this difficult time you will continue to support our charity and the projects that we are trying to support.
Thank you very much
Masarang Team.
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