Endangered – The Baby Sumatran Orangutan

‘The Baby Sumatran Orangutan’ is from my new mixed media ‘Endangered’ B&W collection.
Hand cut glass, shattered glass, diamond dust, gold leaf, spray paint and resin on aluminum sheet.

Finished in black gloss frame.

The plight of the orangutan in Indonesia has reached a critical stage, with the survival of the species under serious threat. Animals are suffering and dying because of the systematic destruction of the rainforest, primarily for palm oil production, particularly in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.

International Animal Rescue’s team is working in West Kalimantan to rescue and care for baby orangutans that have been taken from their mothers to be illegally sold as pets and adults that have spent their entire lives in captivity, chained up or imprisoned in tiny cages. Our human-orangutan conflict (HOC) team also comes to the aid of orangutans left stranded when their forest home is destroyed and translocates these vulnerable animals to safe areas of protected forest. Any animals that can no longer survive in the wild will be given a permanent home at the centre. The project is an ambitious one but we are committed to rescuing and rehabilitating as many orangutans as we can and giving them a second chance to live safely in their natural environment.

Please visit International Animal Rescue to help save The Orangutan https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/orangutan-sanctuary