Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
Throwback to April 17, 2020. During the COVID era, BKSDA Ketapang, working with our partners YIARI, rescued a six month old baby orangutan named Batis from a tiny wooden crate in West Borneo.
He had been kept for three months in a box measuring 80x80x50 cm and fed rice, papaya and sugar cane, with coffee and water to drink. Keeping protected wildlife as pets is illegal in Indonesia and it increases the risk of disease transmission to people and other animals.
After the rescue, Batis received an immediate veterinary exam and was transported to YIARI’s rescue center for an eight week quarantine to protect the health of other orangutans and the team.
International Animal Rescue works with our partners YIARI to rescue, rehabilitate and release orangutans in West Borneo. Rescues are conducted by BKSDA with trained teams. Subscribe to follow real wildlife rescue stories and consider supporting this work so more babies like Batis can return to the wild.
Throwback to April 17, 2020. During the COVID era, BKSDA Ketapang, working with our partners YIARI, rescued a six month old baby orangutan named Batis from a tiny wooden crate in West Borneo.
He had been kept for three months in a box measuring 80x80x50 cm and fed rice, papaya and sugar cane, with coffee and water to drink. Keeping protected wildlife as pets is illegal in Indonesia and it increases the risk of disease transmission to people and other animals.
After the rescue, Batis received an immediate veterinary exam and was transported to YIARI’s rescue center for an eight week quarantine to protect the health of other orangutans and the team.
International Animal Rescue works with our partners YIARI to rescue, rehabilitate and release orangutans in West Borneo. Rescues are conducted by BKSDA with trained teams. Subscribe to follow real wildlife rescue stories and consider supporting this work so more babies like Batis can return to the wild.
