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Release plan UPDATE:-Tony, Jita and their baby Claire are the next gibbon family to be released to the wild by the project. Their release is planned for the end of this year, however much work is already being done in preparation for this exciting event. For example, the release area was surveyed; Volunteers, along side of Thai staff, made detailed recordings of the rainforest in order to find the optimal area for release of the gibbons. Proximity to other gibbon families that have already established their territories in the forest as well as density of feeding sources were kept in mind. A trail system measuring 2,530 meters was recently put in place to facilitate access to the area. A training cage is under maintenance so that it is in its optimal state for the release. It is 6 meters tall, 4 wide, and 4 long, and surrounds trees and veins, as would naturally be found in the gibbons’ release environment. It includes a 1.5m x 1.5m x 1.5m feeding cage. Additionally, enrichment is being designed specifically for this cage. Since the release of the gibbons will require Thai staff as well as volunteers to be in the forest during the daytime as well as the nighttime, a camp is being prepared: The site is being cleared to make room for an eating and overnight sleeping area. This is a lot of work for one release, but it is well worth it! All of this hard work is being done by Thai staff and current volunteers of the GRP project. Volunteers needed!
More information contact May Volunteer Co-ordinator at volunteer@warthai.org
New Arrivals:
Special thanks: Thank you to Orange Company Zurich, Switzerland and Claudia Sigcrist for donating Digital Cameras. Your thoughtful gifts will come in handy almost daily. PLEASE DO NOT HAVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITH GIBBONS! There are numerous gibbons being used as tourist attractions on Phuket. By paying to have your photo taken with a gibbon you are helping these people to reduce the numbers of wild gibbons and cause suffering to this beautiful animal.Gibbons ensure the health and vitality of the rainforests in which they live. Therefore, their survival must be ensured far into the future. Gibbons are threatened by loss of habitat, but also increasingly, by hunting and the illegal pet market. Remember, each cute baby gibbon you see at a market or beach had its mother shot dead by poachers. This loss destroys the family group forever. This is where you can help. Don’t have your photograph taken with a gibbon or use the bars they are kept in and don’t buy baby gibbons anywhere. Report any poaching activity seen or heard to the National Park Headquarters or the Natural Resources and Environment Crime Division (forest@royalthaipolice.go.th). You can report it directly to DNP through their website http://www.dnp.go.th/complain/index.asp If we work together we can try and stop this trade. |
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