Report | 08 February 2005

Report on Aceh Rescue Operation

Successful Evacuation of Trapped Wildlife in Wulandari Mini Zoo, Aceh

Contents

• Successful Evacuation of Trapped Wildlife in Wulandari Mini Zoo, Aceh
• For further information, please contact

 

ProFauna Indonesia despatched their rescue team on 7th Feb 2005 to Aceh to evacuate all of the nine wild animals trapped in a damaged Wulandari private mini zoo. This was done with the involvement of the staff from BKSDA of Indonesian Forestry Department.

Prior to the evacuation, the animals were without care and are in a very poor condition following the tsunami tragedy. Some suffer from diarrhoea. The evacuated animals are; 1 macaque, 1 stork, 4 tortoises, 1 iguana and 2 pythons.

These wild animals are now temporarily sheltered at the Veterinary Science Faculty of Syah Kuala University, Aceh. The move was welcomed by the university, as they are involved in the animal evacuation program in Aceh. In the meantime, the undergraduates help with feeding and caring. Our next plan is to move them to Medan, when their health and condition have improved to endure the long land journey.

At present, ProFauna's team is in the process of field data gathering on the domestic livestock in Aceh and requires volunteers, which was immediately filled by the students from the above university. The management and handling of these animal tsunami victims are being coordinated by both ProFauna Indonesia and Yayasan Yudhistira Bali.

For further information, please contact:

Reported by: ProFauna Indonesia
Team Leader: Drh. Luki Kusuma Wardhani
Phone: +62 815 5509748
email: izw@telkom.net