Week 5 - Most of this week was spent in Tanjung Puting National Park and Camp Leakey where we viewed Orangutangs. Camp Leaky is the place where the famous Birute Galdikas carried our here reseach (similar to what Jane Goodall did on the Gorillas etc). Sadly Tanjung Puting National Park is one of the few places where Orangunags can live relatively peacefully (at the moment). Palm oil plantations have eradicated much of the orangutang's habitat elsewhere, only about 25% of their habitat remain. People in the park constantly have to safeguard the area as well due to illegal logging that has been happening. We learnt during our trip that saving the orangutangs is not an easy things. There are so much more to learn abut it all and still so much that needs to be done. For you at home, please try to use product with sustainable sourced palmoil if possible...
Anyway, It was soo incredible to see the orangunatgs and wish I could go back. It was really peaceful sitting in the djungle and waiting to see if any Orangutangs would appear. Me and Graham could have spent hours there. Most of the oranguinatgs try to stay away from humans though which is a good thing!
We can add that we also saw crocodiles in the river within the park! Not good water for swimming...
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