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October 13th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Semeru, born and bred at Perth Zoo, will be released into a protected rainforest in Sumatra. Photo: Courtesy Perth Zoo
A rare Sumatran orang-utan born at Perth Zoo will be released into a protected rainforest in Indonesia as part of an international program to save the species from extinction.
The six-year-old male named Semeru will become the first zoo-born male orang-utan in the world to be released into the wild.
It follows the success of Temara, a female Sumatran orang-utan also born in Perth Zoo and released into Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Sumatra in November 2006.
Semeru – chosen for release based on his temperament and age – will be flown to Indonesia on October 16 and spend two weeks in quarantine before he is released into the same park.
Environment Minister Bill Marmion said the orang-utans were bred and released into the wild as part of an international program to re-establish a population of the red long-haired, tree-living ape, which is native to Borneo and Sumatra.
Adding Semeru to the population would allow genetic diversification.
Mr Marmion said a team of veterinarians, keepers and zoo officials had spent the past year meticulously planning and preparing Semeru for his transfer and release.
“Semeru will be closely monitored and supported on a daily basis with two dedicated trackers for two years and longer if necessary while he adjusts to life in the forest,” he said.
“Semeru’s pre-release preparation has included the introduction of Indonesian fruits, enrichment items to sharpen his foraging skills and access to a large fig tree to increase his fitness and hone his climbing and nest-making skills,” he said.
“Semeru has also been fitted with a radio transmitter implant which will help trackers monitor him in the dense terrain of Bukit Tigpauluh.”
The park is guarded by specially trained anti-logging and anti-poaching Wildlife Protection Units, which Perth Zoo helps to fund.
With the support of the Indonesian Government, the orangutan reintroduction program has released 139 former pet trade and orphaned orang-utans into the Bukit Tigapuluh area since December, 2002.
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