A baby slow loris and her mother were rescued after they were found in bamboo due to be harvested. <br /><br />A local bamboo farmer caught sight of the mother and her two-month-old baby in a forest in west Java, Indonesia, on February 28.<br /><br />The cuddly pair were miles from where they would normally be found and at risk as the bamboo was being harvested in the area.<br /><br />The animals are also classed as critically endangered owing to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade.<br /><br />Their 'cute' appearance means the animals often end up in markets or up for sale online as pets - after their teeth have been clipped off to make them easier to handle.<br /><br />The combined rescue efforts of the Bogor Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) and International Animal Rescue's Indonesian Partners (IARI), meant that these protected, precious animals were successfully evacuated.<br /><br />They will soon be released into a safe conservation area where they can live happily.<br /><br />Gavin Bruce, CEO of International Animal Rescue, says: “Thanks to the BKDSA and our IAR conserves programme, they had a narrow escape as we were alerted quickly.<br /><br />"We were able to save this beautiful pair, and the mother and baby are doing well.<br /><br />"We plan to release them into a protected conservation area.<br /><br />"Sadly, this isn’t the case for all, as many of the slow lorises that are taken from the wild die from trauma before they are even sold on.<br /><br />"Traders often clip their teeth out using pliers or nail clippers to make them easier to handle.<br /><br />"Slow lorises are highly timid, nocturnal creatures.<br /><br />"They are solitary wild primates completely unsuited to being around people and other animals or being kept as pets.”
