The orangutan is said to be in a stable condition after undergoing surgery to have three bullets removed.
Paguh was then taken to the Batu Mbelin Sibolangit orangutan rehabilitation center so veterinarians could tend to his injuries.he is now in a stable condition following surgery on Thursday to remove three pellets that had become lodged in his head. They say it may not be possible to remove all 24 as this could cause his condition to deteriorate.
X-rays appear to show 16 pellets in Paguh's head as well as four in his arms and legs, three in his hip and one in his stomach. The orangutan was also blinded in both eyes. According to, the BKSDA is currently coordinating an investigation with local police to find out what happened. Poachers targeting orangutans in the area is sadly not uncommon—YEL-SOCP has treated around 20 orangutans shot with air rifles in the past 10 years. Earlier this year, a female orangutan called Hope was blinded, stabbed and shot 74 times by an air rifle, theA male Sumatran orangutan, like the one pictured, was badly injured and blinded following a suspected poacher attack.Harming an orangutan can cost the perpetrator the equivalent of U.S.
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