Orangutan Sanctuary (6 photos)
All Photos © Annie Marie Musselman
Palm-oil plantations have replaced over 90 percent of Borneo’s ancient forests. This has displaced our closest relative, the orangutan, which is close to extinction. Here, baby orangutans from the Nyaru Menteng orangutan sanctuary in central Kalimantan, Borneo, trek back to the nursery in wheelbarrows accompanied by their babysitters, after a day learning how to survive in the forest without their real mothers.
“For the Innocent” by Annie Marie Musselman is included in the PDN Photo Annual 2010 online gallery
Tags: Borneo, Orangutan, PDN Contest, PDN Photo Annual
May 27th, 2010 at 8:46 pm EEDT
gorgeous!
May 30th, 2010 at 1:25 am EEDT
Annie’s work is certainly among the best orangutan photography I’ve ever seen….
You can learn more about orangutans on the Orangutan Outreach website: http://redapes.org
They are critically endangered and need your support! Adopt an orangutan today! {:(|}
June 9th, 2010 at 1:38 am EEDT
awww so cute