{"id":5927,"date":"2016-05-13T09:33:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T16:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?p=5927"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:42:27","slug":"oc-helps-sumatran-orangutan-conservation-programme-water-upgrade-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/oc-helps-sumatran-orangutan-conservation-programme-water-upgrade-project\/","title":{"rendered":"OC Helps Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme Water Upgrade Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5932\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5932\" src=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSCF0679.jpg\" alt=\"Vet team care for one of the many orangutans at SOCP quarantine facility. photo courtesy of SOCP\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSCF0679.jpg 900w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSCF0679-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSCF0679-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSCF0679-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vet team care for one of the many orangutans at SOCP quarantine facility. photo courtesy of SOCP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">by Tom for the Orangutan Conservancy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">OC supporters will recognize the longtime support that we&#8217;ve provided to the <a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/projects\/socp\/\">Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme <\/a>(SOCP) near Medan in Sumatra.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The long-running quarantine, rescue and rehabilitation center for orangutans is an amazing\u00a0operation run by <a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/from-the-forest-jantho-aceh-besar-sumatra-2011\/#more-2195\">Dr. Ian Singleton <\/a>and a large and dedicated staff.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Having visited SOCP last year, OC witnessed an ever-busy\u00a0facility that is overloaded with orangutans that one day hope to be released into the wild.\u00a0 Every cage at SOCP was filled with new arrivals and more enclosures were being built to temporarily house those animals that have been pushed out of the rainforest due to logging, palm oil and the illegal pet trade.\u00a0 Luckily for these orangutans SOCP never turns away another\u00a0arrival at\u00a0their doorstep.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">A key element to take care of the non-human and human primates at SOCP is clean, ever-flowing H20.\u00a0 Water is essential for the health and well-being of the center&#8217;s inhabitants.\u00a0 As such, SOCP is in the early stages of upgrading all of their\u00a0water supply facilities at the quarantine station, with a new borehole and\u00a0eventually some UV purifiers on the main cages.\u00a0 The <a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/about-us\/\">Orangutan Conservancy <\/a>last week jumped in to help SOCP get moving on the endeavor, and we&#8217;ll be there for them as this process continues.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">As Dr. Singleton noted, &#8220;With so many orangutans these days compared to when we started its time we did upgrade things to minimize risks of any unecessary health problems for the orangutans.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Please join us in supporting this important project at SOCP by visiting our <a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/how-to-help\/make-a-donation\/\">Donate Now <\/a>page.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; by Tom for the Orangutan Conservancy OC supporters will recognize the longtime support that we&#8217;ve provided to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) near Medan in Sumatra. 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