KOTA KINABALU: Five rescued gibbons will be the pioneer wards of Sabah’s first gibbon rehabilitation project that was set up in west coast Kota Belud district recently.
These gibbons of the North Bornean Gibbons species of small apes, which are mostly kept as pets, are now in the good hands of the Gibbon Conservation Society .
“Rehabilitation takes many years depending on each individual’s experienced trauma and ability to relearn their natural behaviours. We hope all five gibbons will be able to be released one day,” she said in a statement recently. Mariani said Borneo GReP focuses on rehabilitating two gibbon species – the North Bornean Gibbon and the Abott’s Gray Gibbon .
During the Jan 22 launch, Kadamaian assemblyman Datuk Ewon Benedick expressed his appreciation to the non-governmental organisations and wildlife authorities involved in making the rehabilitation centre a success.
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