Malaysia: Hype about orang utan�s release but not his return
MUGUNTAN VANAR The Star 2 Sep 19; KOTA KINABALU: Animal rights activists are calling for more transparency by the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation centre, especially over its silence with the high-profile release of the orang utan named Tiger at the Tabin wildlife reserve late last year. Friends of the Orangutans Malaysia director Upreshpal Singh said it was clear that Tiger was unable to go back to its natural home and was brought back to the Sepilok rehabilitation centre. �We are aware that it is now in Sepilok but its management continues to use videos of its release back to the wild as a success story to tourists visiting the internationally famed rehabilitation centre. �The use of such video portraying Tiger�s release may not be the appropriate representation, � he said, adding that it was important for Sepilok authorities to explain what happened to Tiger, which was rescued as a baby 17 years ago. Having spent 17 years in the Sepilok Forest Reserve, it was set free at the Tabin...