Sipilok+Orangutan+Sanctuary

=[|Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary]=

Did you know?
human beings and orangutans share 96.4% of the same human genes

This Sanctuary is run by [|Orangutan Appeal UK]. //"The Orangutan Appeal UK is a registered charity based in the south of England, dedicated to the rehabilitation and preservation of Orangutans// //and the conservation of their habitat.// //The Appeal strives to protect remaining wild populations of orangutans by providing support and funding for projects across Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo; and by raising awareness of the plight of this great ape across the globe. The Appeal is also authorised to work on behalf of the famous Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre!"//

Adopt an Orangutan Program
The Sanctuary has a terrific program whereby one can adopt an orangutan. Well, you don't actually take one home with you but together with many other people your adoption donation (RM 150) can help support an orangutan for one year with the option to continue right up until the little critter is released into the wild. Currently it costs about $15,000/year to provide the food, shelter, medicines, doctor fees, etc. for an orangutan. Below is the little girl I adopted. About 2 weeks after getting back from xmas holidays a packet arrived in the mail with this and another photograph, an adoption certificate plus lots of information on **Baby Sogo-Sogo**. How can you turn away from this face???



by: Lori