ECNS, January 29 -- According to foreign media reports on January 29, a frightened orangutan mother and its baby were rescued by British rescuers in Borneo, Malaysia. Because local palm oil plantation owners considered the orangutans as "harmful animals" and put a bounty on them, the number of these wild orangutans has decreased sharply in recent years and they are now almost extinct.
It is reported that in the local area, some palm oil plantation owners regard orangutans as harmful animals and offer a bounty of 70 pounds for each orangutan's death. In order to obtain the bounty, some people are hunting down these endangered orangutans everywhere.
The two wild orangutans helped by the British rescue team are a mother and daughter. When they were found, they appeared to be very frightened and helpless, with the mother tightly hugging her child. The British charity group who saved them said it was really lucky to successfully carry out the rescue at the last moment.
It is understood that decades ago, the number of local wild orangutans once reached 250,000, while currently there are less than 50,000 left.