The Orangutan Project launches new rescue alliance to fight illegal wildlife trade
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
"The Sumatran Rescue Alliance has been launched to help authorities fight back against the illegal trade of critically endangered orangutans," said Leif Cocks, president and founder of The Orangutan Project.
Key Points:
- "The Sumatran Rescue Alliance has been launched to help authorities fight back against the illegal trade of critically endangered orangutans," said Leif Cocks, president and founder of The Orangutan Project.
- For several decades, illegal poaching syndicates have been smuggling critically endangered orangutans out of Indonesia for wealthy international buyers.
- The Sumatran Rescue Alliance has a goal to raise $160,000 to build the rescue center and operate it for the first year.
- All donations to the Sumatran Rescue Alliance and The Orangutan Project are tax-deductible.