Seoul Grand Park, Orangutan Baekseok and Osun Mother-Child's Malaysia Trip Takes Shape

International Seminar with Malaysian Officials Invited on the 29th

Provided by Seoul Grand Park

[Asia Economy Reporter Osangdo] Seoul Grand Park is hosting an international cooperation seminar for the conservation of the internationally endangered orangutan species, inviting Malaysian government officials and others. At this seminar, the specific schedule for sending the orangutan mother and son pair, Baekseok and Osun, from Seoul Grand Park to an orangutan conservation facility in Malaysia will also be discussed.

According to Seoul City on the 28th, the seminar will be held at 2 p.m. on the 29th at the Donghaeng Lounge in Seoul Zoo.

The event will be attended by the Director of Wildlife Conservation from the Malaysian government and Tan Sri Mustafa Kamal, the founder of the Malaysian non-profit organization 'Bukit Mira Orangutan Foundation.' This organization specializes in orangutan treatment, research, and education. It has a specialized orangutan clinic and inpatient facilities on a 350,000㎡ island. Rehabilitation and treatment are currently being conducted for 16 orangutans there.

Seoul Grand Park plans to participate in the international orangutan conservation program by discussing animal exchange and medical cooperation plans with the Bukit Mira Foundation. Additionally, they are promoting a plan to send the orangutans Baekseok and Osun, currently residing at the Grand Park, to the Bukit Mira Orangutan Foundation. Baekseok, a male born in 2009, has a congenital paralysis disability in his hind legs, and Osun, a female born in 1968, is elderly and has difficulties with daily activities. Seoul Grand Park intends to send Baekseok and Osun to Malaysia to receive specialized care.

However, as orangutans are an endangered species, their transfer requires intergovernmental approval according to international agreements. The Malaysian government granted this approval on the 20th, and the Ministry of Environment in South Korea is currently processing the approval procedures.

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