Jakarta, July 5 -- The Forestry Ministry has released two orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) that completed rehabilitation at Betung Kerihun National Park, West Kalimantan.

"The two orangutans were rescued in poor condition and have undergone years of rehabilitation," Head of the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Murlan Dameria Pane noted in a statement received in Jakarta, Saturday.

"Now, after being declared healthy and demonstrating natural behavior, such as good locomotion skills, recognizing various types of natural foods, and having nest-building skills, they are prepared to return to their natural habitat in the forest," she remarked.

He explained that Bondan and Joss, both aged 7, are female orangutans resc...