Wani Care Foundation

Cebus and Nicty

On May 22 and 23 PPSC rescued 3 Slow lorises (Nyctitebus Javanicus). Two are from Bandung. We were contacted by a student who had recently attended a study weekend here in Cikananga. A friend of his bought two slow lorises at the market, and he was wondering if these animals are protected; which they are. The friend was willing to give them to PPSC. On Saturday 22 May we went to Bandung where the boy handed over the two Slow lorises, Cebus and Nicty.
Their condition is reasonably good, but unfortunatly a few of their teeth have been pulled and cut off. This happens a lot with Slow lorises in order to prevent them biting!! Many times this brutal practice causes mouth infection.

They are now in quarantine and yesterday I sedated them to do a full body check, de-worming and TBC testing. I will repeat this in two weeks and If they are healthy then the plan is to release them here in Cikananga.

The other Slow Loris we got from the same owner as the macuaqes, Boss and Joko!! He called us to say that he had a Slow loris that was sick. We immediately went to Cisaat to rescue Monic, the Slow loris. She is in very bad condition; skinny, with poor fur and little appetite. She has a severe eye infection in her right eye, possibly due to her teeth being pulled! An infection from her mouth has travelled to her eye. At present, Monic is in PPSC clinic where I am treating her with antibiotics and extra care. When her condition improves, she will be sedated so that her teeth can be treated and I can test her for TBC. In the few days she has been here, she is already looking a little better.

Monic

Our macaques, Boss and Joko are sitting together in the Socialisation area, since we moved them there on May 12. For the first few days we caged them separately but next to each other so they could be in contact but not hurt each other. They were, from the beginning, very friendly to each other and had a lot of contact. So, after a few day we put them together in the cage. Immediately, they started grooming and playing and were soon the best of friends. They now live together in three interconnected cages – so they have plenty of space. This Friday we will pick up a female macaque from JAAN in Jakarta. She will go into quarantine where we will test her for diseases and all going well, we will introduce her to Boss and Joko.

Nessie the new otter

On May 13, a one year old Asian short clawed otter arrived at Cikananga.  Nessie is his name. Nessie has been fostered by Ruth since he was six weeks old. He was found on the road by security guards in a housing complex in South Jakarta. After contacting JAAN for help and information about fostering a baby otter, Ruth took care of Nessie until a suitable rescue centre could be found. At long last, and by a chance sighting on the internet, Ruth found Cikananga, where Merci and Lenci are both living.
Asian short claws are very much group animals and should not live without other otters. Nessie developed relationships with humans (Ruth and her family) and a dog and cat,which compensated somewhat for the lack of otters in his life. Now we are hoping that he can be introduced to Merci and Lenci. The socialisation process with these three otters is in progress now and it looks like we can soon put them together.
Over the time that Ruth looked after Nessie, she has been in contact with and joined the IUCN’s Otter Specialist Group, who, along with the International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF) have given advice and support in his care.
Short clawed otters are not yet protected in Indonesia so there is little local information regarding their welfare both in captivity and the wild.
Hopefully, this will change. Cikananga  gives home now to three shortclaw otters and both the IOSF and OSG are keen to forge a supportive relationship whereby the welfare of Cikananga’s otters and any future arrivals can be assured.

Otters Merci and Lency

body check

After a much waiting, we finally got permission from the forestry department to release our Reticulated Python (Python reticulates) and keeled Rat Snake (Ptyas carinatus) in Cikepuh national park, West Java.

Together with two members of the forestry department we left Cikananga on the afternoon of May 18 and drove to Cikepuh where we released the snakes the next morning. First we let our Rat snake free and he immediately went into the forest. The Python was a bit hesitant at first but eventually made his way out of the transport box.

We are so happy that we could finally release these snakes back to their natural habitat.

Two days before the release I did a final medical body check, de-wormed and fed them for the last time, to make sure they went healthy and with a full stomach back into the wild.

We are also hoping in the near future to release our Estuarine Crocodiles in Cikepuh. To be continued…

release phyton