A major wildlife conservation project has reached a triumphant milestone after rescued orangutans reintroduced into an isolated, protected forest began successfully breeding and raising wild-born offspring.
Conservationists had spent years rehabilitating the primates before releasing them into safe forest reserves designed to protect them from poaching and habitat destruction.
The emergence of a self-sustaining wild population demonstrates that long-term reintroduction programs can effectively bolster populations of the critically endangered species.