Long-tailed Monkey

Or long-tailed langur monkey (monkey species) in the District Labak, need protection to keep do not perish, because the current population is steadily decreasing. 

"If the animal is left alone without any protection is feared to disappear, especially when many people open fields and the motion field for dry rice cultivation, so narrower," said Head of the Forestry and Plantation Forestry District Labk Asep Mauladi in Rangkasbitung Saturday. 

He also said, to determine the long-tailed langur population, data collection should be done immediately. Until now there has been no real data the number of animals in Lebak. Colored black langur habitat in Lebak District Sajira only scattered, so it needs protection so that they could proliferate. 

According to him, for the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation Ministry of Forestry has never done the survey of wildlife monkeys. The only black langur in the Indonesian island of Java, because it diharpakan animals are protected to prevent poaching by the residents. "We were concerned to see ebony langur java-be smuggled abroad, although it can be saved customs officers Soekarno-Hatta," he said. 

He said the long-tailed langur population in District Sajira spread in the village of Lebak Maraya, Sindang Sari, Calungbungur, and Mekarsari. Currently, he said, the langur population lives disturbed by the opening of the fields, so they always move around to seek food from the leaves. 

In fact, animals sometimes go into the township residents to seek mercy from local residents to get food, like bananas, peanuts and others. "I ask langur species it is necessary for data collection and protection," he said. 

Komarudin, Extension Officer Forestry and Plantation Lebak explained, certain reduced so that there is need for ecosystem protection in their habitat. So far, he added, many people open forests that are being used as farm animals primatama life was in danger of starvation. 

In the 1970s the number of long-tailed langur population of 800 to 1,000 ekor.Habitat diperkirkan they multiply in protected forests, such as a large tree on the banks of the river Ciberang and cemetery residents. 

"I hope their fate is now very concerned there who care about the protected animals," he said.(rep.coid)

THE EMPTY FEELING

'NOSTALGIA' is a word often used when we think of good things that have happened in the past. It comes from two Greek words, nostos meaning return home, and algos meaning pain. It is more than just remembering. It also means a feeling of pain, of loss. It is very like 'homesickness' - the pain, the desire we may have to be back in our home place.

There is another similar feeling that we often have. It is the strange sense that we do not really belong here. We often can have both feelings - a feeling of loss and pain, homesickness (even though we may be at home) , and also that somehow, we do not really quite belong in the world. C. S. Lewis, the British author, wrote of his "inconsolable longing....for news from a country we have never visited." Malcolm Muggeridge, journalist and author, and at one time strong atheist, said that from the time he was a boy, he had a sense of being a stranger in this world. He felt there was a world beyond this to which he was moving.

That strange space

It seems as if there is a space inside us which we can try to fill with many things. We may try money, ambition, sex, drugs, sport, even following a religion, but somehow these things do not quite give us the answer we are looking for. If we are lucky enough to have good relationships with family and friends, these may go nearer than other things to filling that space.

The advertising trick

Advertising also adds to these feelings. Adverts say,

"Buy this, do that! Then you will be as happy and beautiful as the people in the advert. Or else, you are no good!" 

And we believe it, and buy the thing! And it does not make us happier or more beautiful. The world of advertising is a trick.

Questions to think about

How An Unlikely Friendship Has Developed

This odd-sized duo have been dubbed a real-life 'Little and Large' after becoming friends at an animal sanctuary.

Two-hundred-pound Great Dane, Jacob, may be a hundred times bigger than tiny two-pound Chihuahua Camilla, but the feisty little pooch doesn't hesitate to put him in his place and he has patiently learned to put up with her mood swings.

Jacob became a big hit with visitors and staff as the largest dog ever to be housed at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary in Ramsbottom, Lancashire - even bigger than the sanctuary's resident Shetland Pony - after his owners could no longer care for him.

But it was pint-sized pooch Camilla - who at 7in tall is too little to sleep in the kennels and has her own makeshift bed in the sanctuary's office - who really took a shine to the huge dog.

Stray Camilla, who hit the headlines when she arrived six weeks ago in a poor state, with staff fearing that she may have been treated as a Paris Hilton-style fashion accessory, is now recovering well and happily focuses all of her attentions on her new pal.

The unlikely pair keep sanctuary staff entertained with their comedy duo act, which has been likened to Morecambe and Wise with Jacob as the long-suffering Ernie Wise and Camilla as feisty Eric Morecambe.

Sanctuary boss Neil Martin said: 'They're fascinated with each other. Camilla will have a go at him, she's really feisty. He has seemed a bit frightened of her at times when she acts out, he's very cautious but he suffers her attentions patiently.

'They are very curious about each other. He has no idea of doing her harm even when she's annoying him. He's a gentle giant.'

'Bedraggled' Camilla was picked up as a stray six weeks ago and was found to be underweight, suffering from a skin condition and the sort of behavioural problems that led Bleakholt staff to suspect that she may have been carried around in a handbag.

Mr Martin said: 'She's looking better and feeling better, but there are still problems in her temperament. She's still quite aggressive because she was probably rewarded by her owner who maybe thought it was cute when she growled and barked but now we're training her but ignoring her when she acts out.'

New addition Jacob - who stands at almost 4ft high - was brought in by his reluctant owners just four weeks ago as they were separating and could no longer care for him.

The shelter initially assigned two members of staff to walk him, but gentle giant Jacob was so laid back and well behaved that they soon realised one was more than enough.

Mr Martin said: Jacob's subdued outlook is a stark contrast to Camilla's feisty nature and that the pair often amuse staff when they are together.

He said: 'When he first saw her he looked down at her and seemed confused regarding what she was. Like all Great Danes he's got a 'whatever' point of view. He can't be bothered fighting.

'They are very curious about each other. He has no idea of doing her harm, even when she's annoying him. He's a gentle giant.'

The unlikely friends could also have finally relegated to a controversial one-size-fits-all dog-food campaign that featured in The Apprentice to the doghouse.

One of the teams in an episode of the TV business talent show launched a brand of pet food called Everydog, which was subsequently shot down in flames by boss Lord Alan Sugar.

Mr Martin said: 'Just imagine Camilla and Jacob on the same diet. They have different needs. She would choke on normal-size dry food pellets.

'Jacob, as a lean-waisted type of dog, needs adapted food to keep gastric torsion from occurring.

'The idea of one food for every dog is ludicrous. We can do far better for dogs by giving them different diets.'

He added that while explained that the Jacob slept in the kennels Camilla was being socialised and was given the full run of the office.

Jacob's arrival coincided with the welcoming to the sanctuary of three-year-old miniature pony Tweedledum, who was found wandering