Gunshot Wound Identification In Wild Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) Shooting Case Study In Teluk Pandan Village, East Kutai, East Kalimantan Using Forensic Radiology Approach
Kharina Waty
Postgraduate School Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
Abstract
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is one of the great apes endemic to Kalimantan and Sumatera in Indonesia. According to IUCN, the conservational status of Pongo pygmaeus is critically endangered species. Non-government organization stated that many cases of orangutan shooting causes deaths of orangutan. However, specifically in orangutan shooting cases in Indonesia, classification of shooting wound and estimation of shooting range are rarely reported in publications. A case occurring in Teluk Pandan Village, East Kalimantan reported one male orangutan died after being shot by 130 bullets counted via radiograph. This case study was based on autopsy report, radiograph result, interview and direct observation of shooting wound by a veterinarian. According to the autopsy result, 48 bullets out of 130 were successfully removed from all over the body from an accumulation of shooting for approximately one month. In this case, the classification of entrance wound, and firing distance estimation is long-range wound/distant gunshot wound) with 130 bullets approximately > 1 m with thickened abrasion ring on the face with dark red blood flowing without powder tattooing.
Keywords: Orangutan; X-ray, Forest; Extinction; Endemic
Topic: Law, Police and Forensic