Shame On Humans: Starving Pregnant Orangutan Clings To Last Tree In Jungle Razed By Authorities

Even as people are becoming more and more aware of the harms of deforestation, authorities in power appear to be unbothered by its adverse effects on the environment and the wildlife.

A giant rainforest was razed to the ground within days, in Indonesia, and the wildlife there is homeless now.

A picture of a starving, heavily pregnant orangutan clinging to the only tree left in the forest is going viral, showing how nature is pleading with the human race; but the fact that the orangutan was shot with a tranquilizer proves the beast-like and greedy nature of humans.

The orangutan named Boon-Mee was reportedly too weak and frightened to leave the tree it clung to, as bulldozers razed the jungle in Borneo.

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She could not get down for food, not to mention that there was probably no food left in the now non-existent jungle.

Palm oil plantations are being actively cut down in Indonesia, which are the primates¡¯ natural tropical habitats on Borneo and Sumatra. Orangutans are on the brink of extinction in Indonesia because hundreds of them are slaughtered every year for profits, Boon-Mee however was just tranquilized.

UK-based charity International Animal Rescue reached the spot and found not only the starving Boon-Mee, but three other orangutans.

IAR official Lis Key reportedly said,¡°It¡¯s heartbreaking to see the appalling state of these animals as their habitat is razed for the palm oil industry ¨C they were weak from hunger. It¡¯s a small comfort that this time rather than chase them off or kill them, the ?company did the right thing and ?contacted us.¡±

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She further continued, ¡°Despite the condition they were in, they really are the lucky ones. The worst thing is there are hundreds of orang-utans who won¡¯t be so lucky because of the awful conditions they are forced to try to survive in.¡±

According IAR, palm oil is the primary reason for deforestation.

Apparently in Indonesia, palm oil is used in most of the processed foods and is now also being used as a bio-fuel and is also a key ingredient in shampoo and other cosmetics. Talking about alternatives Lis said, ¡°There are plenty of alternatives to it but none is as cheap.¡±

You must surely remember this video from Greenpeace Canada?

Is it alright to drive an entire species to extinction because the alternatives are not ¡®as cheap¡¯? The image of the orangutan clinging to whatever was left of its home represents all the helpless wildlife, unable to protect their spaces owing to human ¡®development¡¯.