Sepilok Orang Utan rehabilitation centre is located about 25 kilometers west of Sandakan in Sabah, East Malaysia. The centre opened in 1964 as the orang-utan conservation project is the first official to rescued orphaned baby orang-utans from logging sites, plantations, poaching or kept as pets.The orphaned Orang-utans are trained to survive in the forest and will be released as soon as they are ready. The area is located in the forest reserve, Kabili-Sepilok forest that covers an area of 4304 ha (10610 acres), much of which is virgin forest.Today about 60 to 80 orang-utans live in reserves.It has become one of the tourist attractions in Sabah.
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