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The Attractions
The center was established in 1975 to rehabilitate injured or orphaned wild animals from the jungle all over Sarawak. These animals will be undergo an adjustment program to prepare their return to the natural habitats. So it is not exactly a zoo per see.
The interesting time will be the feeding time. The times are 0900hrs–1000hrs and 1500hrs–1530hrs daily. These are the times where you have a better chance to see the animals. However sometime you may not be lucky. While recuperating, orang utans prefer to come down to the wildlife centre for the free food, they can also find wild figs, durians, young leaves, insects, flowers, eggs and lizards in the surrounding expansive forests. In fact, the occasional disappearance of these orang utans is certainly a good indication that these adorable primates are slowly adjusting to the real wilderness and are able to forage for food on their own.
THE number of visitors to the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre (SWC) in Jalan Puncak Borneo near Kuching is increasing rapidly and is expected to reach more than 190,000 this year.
The increase may be due to air fares that were affordable for travel to Sarawak, he said.
Local visitors comprised 60%, including those from Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia, while foreigners made up the remaining 40%.
Natural setting: Jen explaining some points to Waever and his wife at the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre near Kuching.The foreigners were mainly from Europe, Britain, Australia and the Middle East.
Entry to the centre costs RM3 for adults and RM1.50 for schoolchildren, Jen told StarMetro after briefing Danish Ambassador to Malaysia Svend Waever and his wife Karin Gunilla Waever who visited the centre on Wednesday.
Most of the visitors want to catch a glimpse of orang utans, which are found in the rainforests of Borneo.
Jen said there were 27 orang utans at SWC and two other centres in the state.
The orang utans had names like Aman, Manap, Saddam, Selina, Annuar, Nora, Ritchie, Doris, Delima, Murray, Angku, Sedudu, Baka, Mamu and Ting San, he added.
He said that Aman was blind, but regained her sight after successfully undergoing an operation last year.
Other activities at SWC include jungle trekking (three trails) and bird watching.
The Waevers were in the state capital for a three-day tour and visited various tourist spots and landmarks in the city.
On Thursday, they paid a courtesy call on Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia in Petra Jaya.
Waever said he was gathering potential business ideas and propositions for the state.
"There are no Danish companies in Sarawak, but I see potential. Palm oil will be an important product," he said. The ambassador left for Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Getting There
It is about 25 km from Kuching. You can go by:
1. Taxi, the taxi driver will wait for at the entrance for you to complete the visit. The waiting time will add to the cost.
2. By the Kuching local bus. You can take the Sarawak Transport Company (STC) bus #6 is on the main bus stop along Jalan Barrack. Here you can find most of the STC buses waiting for passengers before proceeding with their scheduled journey. It only cost RM3.
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