Behavioral studies and veterinary management of orangutans at Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island, Perak, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: The Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island (OUI) Foundation has been conducting behavioral and veterinary research on orangutans as an attempt at ex situ conservation. Since 2010, the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University has been collaborating with OUI to promote environmental enrichment and infant rearing by biological mothers in addition to the continuous efforts of refining the veterinary management of the endangered species. In 2011, three Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) were released on an island, called BJ Island, adjacent to OUI. This island is approximately 5.6 ha in size, and 635 trees belonging to 102 plant species were identified prior to their release. Behavioral monitoring of the released individuals has been conducted to evaluate their behavioral adaptation to the

SUBMITTER: Hayashi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5843681 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature