Palm Oil Workers Investigated For Killing, Eating Endangered Orangutan

Indonesian police are investigating claims that palm oil plantation workers on the island of Borneo killed, butchered and ate a critically endangered orangutan.

Local news outlets reported Wednesday that 10 people had been arrested on suspicion of the crime. Detik News said police found evidence of the slaughter, including orangutan meat and bones.

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The investigation began at the prompting of Daniel Johan , an Indonesian lawmaker whod been approached by an unnamed witness , according to The Associated Press. The witness had photographs, including one that showed the great apes head floating in a pot, AP reported. In another image, the beheaded animal is seen on the ground next to a man holding a rifle. A third photo shows the orangutans body being butchered.

Its a blatant offense against Indonesias conservation laws, Johan told the AP. Police have to investigate this cruel action.

Johan said the workers shot the orangutan after it wandered onto a palm oil plantation in Central Kalimantan, in the Indonesian part of Borneo. The plantation, he said, is owned by PT Susantri Permai, a unit of Genting Plantations Bhd, a Malaysia-based palm oil company.

Genting Plantations is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil , an industry organization that promotes sustainability.