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Sumatran Orangutan Conservation ProgrammeConservation AgencySwitzerland Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (Established 2001) Chileweg 5 , CH-8415 Berg am Irchel , Switzerland Director: Regina Frey Phone: (0041)-52-318 23 23 Fax: (0041)-52-318 19 06 E-mail: mailbox@sumatranorangutan.com Mission: To establish a new conservation programme that will include establishing and managing an orangutan medical quarantine, a re-introduction site and facilities, and an orangutan viewing centre, including a training programme for tourist guides and park rangers; To improve law enforcement for the protection of orangutans and to promote the conservation of wild orangutans in their natural habitat; To promote nature conservation in Indonesia. Key Personnel: Dr Ian Singleton, Scientific Director (PanEco), Email: mokko@indo.net.id Dr Peter H. Pratje, Director release programme (FZS), Email: ppratje@eudoramail.com Ir. Suherry Aprianto, Executive Director (YEL), Email: sorp@indo.net.id Species Supported: Pongo abelii Associated Field Sites: Batumbelin Orangutan Quarantine Centre, Desa Batumbelin, Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Contact person; Dr Ian Singleton (email: mokko@indo.net.id) Orangutan Re-introduction Station, Taman Nasional Bukit Tigapuluh, Jambi, Sumatra. Contact person: Dr Peter H. Pratje (email:ppratje@eudoramail.com) Web Site: http://www.sumatranorangutan.com Comments: The Sumatran orangutan conservation programme is co-directed by PanEco Foundation, Zoological Society of Frankfurt a/M (FZS), the Nature Conservation Service of the Republic of Indonesia (PHKA), and the Foundation for a Sustainable Ecosystem (YEL). Publications: SOCP Newsletter (quarterly) Entry created: 2002-10-01 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |