No Concrete Proof yet From Indonesia for Claim over Rescued Orangutans: Odisha Minister

No concrete proof yet from Indonesia for claim over rescued orangutans: Odisha Minister

The Minister said some countries might stake a claim to the animals under international wildlife trade regulations, but they would have to furnish concrete evidence to establish that the rescued animals originated from their territory

​Odisha Seeks Permanent Housing for Five Rescued Orangutans at Nandankanan; Indonesian Expert Team to Visit

The Odisha government has formally requested that five orangutans rescued from Baleshwar district remain permanently at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia stated on Sunday, 8 November 2026. ​The Minister confirmed that the five primates—rescued during a routine forest patrol in the Bichitrapur forest area in September—are in good […] The post ​Odisha Seeks Permanent Housing for Fiv…

Odisha Wants Five Rescued Orangutans To Stay At Nandankanan: Minister

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government wants all five orangutans rescued from the Bichitrapur forest area in Baleshwar district to remain at Nandankanan

Rescued Orangutans To Stay In Odisha? Forest Minister Speaks Out On Ownership & Proof

Bhubaneswar: The five orangutans rescued recently from Badapahi area near Ranakotha reserve forest in Baleshwar district, are expected to remain in the state, with the Odisha government clarifying that no foreign country has yet presented valid, concrete ownership claims backed by official proof. Orangutans are native exclusively to the tropical rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in Southeast Asia. Their unusual…

No concrete proof yet from Indonesia for claim over rescued orangutans: Odisha minister - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Neither Indonesia nor any other country has so far provided documentary evidence to establish ownership of five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Odisha two months ago, state Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia said Sunday. Speaking to reporters, Khuntia said all five orangutans were doing well, and expressed the state’s desire to […]

We want five rescued orangutans to stay in Odisha, no country has claimed them yet: Minister

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government wants the five orangutans rescued from the Bichitrapur forest area in Baleshwar district to remain in the state, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia said. The minister said all five orangutans currently housed at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar were healthy and doing well. He also clarified that no country had formally claimed ownership of the animals at the international level so…