In this photograph taken on April 8 a blind Sumatran orangutan named 'Leuser' recovers from pellet wounds after partial surgery at the quarantine...
{"Image ImageDescription": "TO GO WITH AFP STORY INDONESIA-ENVIRONMENT-CONSERVATION-SPECIES-ORANGUTAN BY ANGELA DEWAN\nIn this photograph taken on April 8, 2013, a blind Sumatran orangutan named \"Leuser\" recovers from pellet wounds after partial surgery at the quarantine centre of Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme in Sibolangit district located in Indonesia's Sumatra island where orangutans rescued from palm oil plantations, poachers and pet owners undergo rehabilitation before they are reintroduced in the forests. Leuser lost his eyesight after he was shot by villagers when he strayed out of the boundary of a national park. Alarm is growing at a plan that would open up new swathes of forest on Sumatra island to mining, palm oil and paper companies, which could put orangutans and other critically endangered species at even greater risk. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD        (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}