Aceh conservation releases four protected animals

ACEH, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 04: Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) releases four protected wild animals in the Sampoinet conservation forest area, in Aceh Jaya District, Aceh Province, Indonesia, on October 04, 2019. The four protected animals are two gibbons (Hylobates lar), one gibbon (Symphalangus syndactylus), and a forest cat or kuwuk cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). Taing Lubis, Aceh BKSDA Animal Care Coordinator speaks to reporters on Friday. "We have rehabilitated the four animals confiscated from the locals. These animals are two gibbons (Hylobates lar), one gibbon (Symphalangus syndactylus), and a forest cat or kuwuk cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). Each animal has been rehabilitated, the gibbons for a year and the others for two months. When we confiscated them, they were sick, so we give them medicines and then released them when they were in good condition," Lubis said on Friday. (Footage by Aprizal Rahmad/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)