オランウータン10頭、コロナ警戒し空路で自然に返す インドネシア
オランウータンのDNAは97%がヒトと同一で、保護団体は感染の兆候に非常に警戒してきた。
陸路と海路を使えば何日もかかり、同ウイルスにさらされる恐れがあるため、10頭は今月、同島の密林の上空をヘリコプターで移動した。
これまでオランウータンの個体数減少の原因となってきたのは、密猟と生息地の喪失だった。新型コロナウイルスの流行は、オランウータンの保護活動にも前例のない難題をもたらしている。【翻訳編集AFPBBNews】
〔AFP=時事〕(2021/02/24-13:44)
Ape escape-- Indonesian orangutans airlifted back to the wild
Ten orangutans have been airlifted back to their natural habitat on Indonesia's Borneo island, in the first release of the apes into the wild for a year due to the dangers of coronavirus infection.
The animals were flown by helicopter across the island's dense jungle earlier this month to keep them away from days-long land and sea routes that could expose them to the virus.
Orangutans share 97 percent of humans' DNA so conservationists have been on high alert for signs of infection. The pandemic has thrown up unprecedented challenges for conservation efforts.
For an entire year, we have not been able to release orangutans due to the global pandemic, said Jamartin Sihite, chief executive of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF).
We have implemented strict health protocols, and introduced mitigation plans to be enacted in the event of an orangutan contracting the virus. The use of a helicopter... helps reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19.
The fuzzy-haired creatures were sedated with tranquillisers before their flight and were shuttled inside transport cages encased in netting.
At least one of the moon-faced animals banged on its cage's metal walls as it tried to make sense of the airborne mission.
The apes took a short boat trip after touching down, before arriving at the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest in Central Kalimantan -- part of Indonesia's section of Borneo -- where they took to swinging on vines.
Several apes were also released into another forest in East Kalimantan.
Poaching and habitat loss decimated the Southeast Asian nation's orangutan population before the coronavirus emerged as another potential threat to the critically endangered species.
If an orangutan shows symptoms of respiratory problems, it's possible that it has been infected with Covid-19, said Vivi Dwi Santi, a veterinarian with BOSF.
Also, if one of the staff tests positive... we will conduct tracing on an orangutan that's been in contact with them.
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