APRIL 29 — Over the years, researchers have provided ample evidence that great apes, including orangutans, are susceptible to human diseases, including respiratory ones. Humans are also known to be vulnerable to great ape pathogens. The human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43) is known to infect...
Last month, the Sabah Wildlife Department , which manages the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre , announced that it was temporarily closing the doors of the SORC to tourists after the Malaysian government imposed a movement control order .
The SWD ignored this recommendation. During twice-a-day visiting hours at the SORC, tourists were ushered into a forest adjacent to the centre to view orangutans, including released ones. The number of tourists who have visited the SORC daily is vast. Research has shown that tourism at the SORC can increase the risk ofNumerous children have visited the SORC.
Because the SORC has not followed IUCN guidelines, many orangutans at the SORC have become habituated to humans. The SORC’s volunteer programme, wherein members of the public pay to engage in the rehabilitation of orangutans at the centre, exacerbated this problem. While staff have tried to control the crowds during visiting hours at the SORC, it is a challenge to manage the movement of every tourist and human-habituated orangutan.
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