November 02, 2009 13:48 PM

Find A Practical Solution For Orang Utan Conservation

KUCHING, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Sarawak, with its 2,500 Orang Utan population of the "Pongo Pygmaeus" species, has invited international experts and non-govermental organisations (NGO) related to Orang Utan conservation to conduct more joint research to ensure a sustainable future for the species.

Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said that by coming up with more research findings, they would be able to provide come up with a more practical and comprehensive solution to provide a better future for the primates.

"Do more researches in the future than finding fault or finger pointing," he said at the opening of the three-day regional symposium on Orang Utan Conservation here today. His speech was delivered by Planning and Resource Management Second Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan.

"Our firm belief is still to unite our diverse capabilities into common pursuits and objectives that bring us to a new road for collaboration for the sake of the Orang Utan and our biodiversity wealth," he said.

Later, at a media conference, Sarawak Forestry Corporation Sdn Bhd chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the negative media reports of the Orang Utan in Sarawak was the work of NGOs, which were not directly involved in the conservation efforts, spreading baseless information portraying Sarawak as a state destroying the Orang Utan population.

-- BERNAMA

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