Indonesia lawmaker: Palm oil workers shot orangutan for meat
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Palm oil plantation workers killed and ate a critically endangered orangutan on the island of Borneo, according to an Indonesian lawmaker who called for police to investigate what is a frequent but rarely prosecuted crime.
Daniel Johan said Tuesday the workers shot the great ape after it ventured onto a plantation in a remote area of Central Kalimantan province, probably looking for crops to eat.
“It’s a blatant offence against Indonesia’s conservation laws,” said Johan. “Police have to investigate this cruel action.”
Photos of the butchered orangutan provided by a witness show the beheaded animal sprawled on the ground next to a man holding a rifle. One picture showed the orangutan’s head floating in a pot. In another, several people are cutting up the primate’s flesh.
