AN AMAZING ENCOUNTER WITH SVENJA
Our PRM team in the Hiran watershed of TNBBBR conducts phenology surveys and unexpectedly encountered Svenja.
After 16 hours journey, this morning, the team arrived at Muara Wahau at 06.00 AM. After took a rest for 30 minutes, the team then traveled to Pelangsiran.
During the trip, Abbie was very cooperative. He was very quiet and did not look stress at all. When Abbie started to show a sense of boredom, the team stopped to calm him down. Team gave a lot of leaves to Abbie so that she can still feel comfortable in the transport enclosure. Abbie was also still eating and drinking normally.
There were so many obstacles along the way, such as broken small bridges also damaged and muddy roads. But even so, the team has finally reached Pelangsiran at 12:45 PM. dr. Agus Irwanto then anesthetized Abbie before put her on a sling to cross the river. The process was also quite quick. 35 minutes later, Abbie has already on the other side of the river and fully recovered. The technicians were also do a great job. They transported Abbie quickly and neatly, in accordance with all instructions given by the medical team.
After crossing the river, Abbie and the team then traveled to Mount Belah. The road to Mount Belah was not easy, but Abbie, as always, was very cooperative. She was doing very well and showed no signs of stress. Abbie and team arrived at Mount Belah at 05.00 PM. She was then transported to the acclimatization enclosure that is located approximately 700 m from the roadside. Promptly at 05.30 PM, Abbie was able to rest at the acclimatization enclosure She has to wait another night to be released. The team then returned to Camp 103 for further coordination on tomorrow’s release and a decent sleep.