This pretty lady is Dek Nong, one of the adult female orangutans who will call Orangutan Haven home in the near future. Dek Nong was rescued in 2007 after being illegally kept as a pet. She was rehabilitated and released into the forest in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in early 2008, but was found a few months later on the forest floor, paralyzed from the waist down. She returned to SOCP's quarantine centre where she still lives. Numerous tests haven't been able to pinpoint a diagnosis but she has unusual growth in her joints, making it difficult for her to move around in the forest, making release impossible. She has since regained most of her mobility but is not very active; she has an acutely bent wrist and is unable to straighten one arm. She's a beautiful orangutan and it is hoped she will be compatible with blind male Lewis, to provide him some support when they move onto their new island home at Orangutan Haven. Dek Nong has a lovely personality and is very patient and gentle with keepers, an expert at problem solving, especially when it comes to new behavioural enrichment. Dek Nong deserves the quality of life that living in a naturalistic habitat will give her, whilst still having her health care needs met. Your donation goes towards giving her a meaningful and enriching life at Orangutan Haven.
