Indonesia rescues captive orangutans, but leaves their owners untouched

Mongabay
Feb 8, 2019, 7:58 pm336 pts
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A recent seizure of two young orangutans from households in Indonesia has once again highlighted the lack of legal consequences for people who keep the near-extinct apes as pets. Officials from the local conservation agency and Gunung Leuser National Park in the province of Aceh…

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