Dianne Woods

Man Of The Forest

You are like me

You are my cousin

97 per cent genetically, like me.

You have emotions.

You feel.

Why is my race so unkind to you?

Humans think they are intelligent;

This is debatable.

I know I should not tar

all humans as ignorant

when many know of your plight.

Orang-utans are on the

endangered list.

Sumatran orang-utans are

trés few - only 7000 remaining.

I see photographs of orang-utans;

I so long to hug them

and say, everything will be OK.

Everything is not OK.

Humans are orang-utans’ greatest enemy.

We are condoning the torture

and annihilation of a species

through our apathy, ignorance and greed.

Shame on the human race for

not caring about a cousin!

© Dianne Woods

Sumatran Orang-utan Society

www.orangutans-sos.org

Borneo or orang-utan survival

BOS Australia

www.orangutans.com.au

Humane Society International

1800 333 737 www.hsi.org.au