Scientists mull risks of freeing rare albino orangutan in Borneo

Mongabay
May 5, 2017, 5:14 am313 pts
PALANGARAYA, Indonesia — A rescue center in Borneo is trying to decide what to do with an albino orangutan whose genes may pose a threat to local populations, should the animal be released into the wild. Residents of Tenggirang village in Central Kalimantan discovered the creature in an enfeebled state last…

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