Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre

Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre (Established 1964)
Sanctuary
Web Site: http://www.sabah.edu.my/srm012.wcdd/BM/menu1.html

Phone: 60 (89) 531180 Fax: 60 (89) 531189 E-Mail: soutan@po.jaring.my
WDT 2001, Sandakan, Sabah 90000 MALAYSIA

Mission: To return orphaned and captive orangutans to the wild.

Principal Research Programs: Rehabilitation of orangutans; Wildlife clinic

Training Opportunities: Research work at Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve; Practical Training for Students; Training in Wildlife Medicine

Associated Field Sites: Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary, Lahad Datu (east coast of Sabah). Contact: Peter Malim, Research and Conservation.

Supported Species: 12 Hylobates muelleri (Mueller's Bornean gibbon), 90 Pongo pygmaeus (Bornean orangutan)

Publications: "The Journal of Wildlife Management and Research Sabah"

Last Updated: 1998-08-17