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View all search resultsRehabilitated orangutan gave birth to seventh child in Mt. Leuser national park
The birth of Pesek's seventh child is testament to the successful orangutan conservation program at TNGL.
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A still image taken from a video released by the Mount Leuser National Park Agency shows the 28-year-old Pesek and her baby, born on March 24, 2026, in their nest at a section of the national park in Bahorok district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra. The unnamed baby is Pesek's seventh child to be born in the wild, a testament to the successful orangutan conservation program. (Courtesy of Mount Leuser National Park/-)
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38-year-old female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) named Pesek gave birth to her seventh child in Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) in North Sumatra on Tuesday, marking a major milestone for orangutan conservation in the wild.
TNGL confirmed that both the mother and baby orangutan were healthy in the national park’s Bahorok district in Langkat regency.
TNGL is located the in Aceh regencies of Aceh Singkil, Aceh Tamiang, Bener Meriah, Central Aceh, Gayo Lues, South Aceh, Southeast Aceh, Subulussalam and North Sumatra regencies of Dairi, Karo and Langkat.
Agency official Palber Turnip said that the baby orangutan has yet to be named and its sex has yet to be identified. Because the agency team is still keeping a distance so as not to disturb the baby orangutan’s natural birth process.
“We will keep monitoring in the field to ensure the safety and development of the newly born baby orangutan in its natural habitat without any disruptions from humans,” Palber told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
He said the baby orangutan’s birth is a major achievement for conservation efforts in Indonesia because Pesek, an orangutan mother who was born in rehabilitation, has given birth seven times in the wild, showing proof of successful conservation efforts.
“Our efforts to rehabilitate orangutans and keep the integrity of their habitat in TNGL has come to fruition,” he said.
