Greenhouse gasses aren’t the only issue on the agenda this World Environment Day Sunday June 5.

When you think in a majority of places it is difficult for same-sex couples to adopt children, I couldn’t help but spread the word of this great cause. Why not adopt an orangutan?

There are over 1,000 orphan orangutans in care who would struggle to remember what it was like to have mother, as they were either killed or have died as a result of the logging and deforestation in Kalimantaan and Borneo, while others have been poached and sold as illegal pets.

The Australian Orangutan Project not only looks after orphans but also those born in captivity. For the small sum of $55 a year, families, groups and individuals can adopt an orphan orangutan and make a real difference to this unique and special species.

Care of these infants is costly and requires 24/7 veterinary and nurse care to ensure they are healthy, have fresh good and jungle trained with the possibility to return to the wild.

“Adoption is an opportunity to make a real difference to orangutans’ lives by improving their survival chances, offering them a safe, secure and stable future and habitat,” says Leif Cocks, President and Founder of the Australian Orangutan Project.

“From what our adoptive families tell us it is an enormously rewarding experience for them too.”

If you choose to adopt an orphan, you’ll receive and adoption pack which includes:
– Adoption certificate – Infant biography – Most recent AOP newsletter – AOP sticker & fridge magnet – Awareness poster for your local work/school – Infant updates

Even as the battle for our equal rights continues, it’s also important to remember the beautiful creatures we share this earth with.

So do your part by either donating or adopting an orangutan orphan – visit www.orangutan.org.au.