JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A conservation group says a rare albino orangutan rescued in Indonesia has been named "Alba" after thousands of suggestions were sent from around the world. 
 
 The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation said the name means "white" in Latin and "dawn" in Spanish. It hopes the animal will be an ambassador for the critically endangered species. 
 
 The 5-year-old female was rescued from captivity in a village on Indonesia's part of Borneo island on April 29. It was the first albino orangutan to be encountered by the foundation in its 25 years of conservation work. 
 
 The group is collecting information on albinism in great apes to help it decide the primate's future. 
 
 "We can't simply place Alba in a forest area, nor in a sanctuary, without thoroughly examining all possibilities," the foundation's CEO, Jamartin Sihite, said in a statement. 
 
 The orangutan was dehydrated, weak and suffering from a parasitic infection when rescued. After days of special care, Alba's appetite has improved and her weight has increased by several kilograms, the foundation said. 
 
 Orangutans, reddish-brown primates known for their gentle temperament and intelligence, live in the wild only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and on Borneo, which is divided among Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. 
 
 The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that the number of Bornean orangutans has dropped by nearly two-thirds since the early 1970s and will further decline to 47,000 by 2025. 
 
 Bornean orangutans were declared critically endangered by the IUCN last year due to hunting for their meat and conflicts with plantation workers, which kills 2,000 to 3,000 a year, and destruction of tropical forests for plantation agriculture. The only other orangutan species, the Sumatran orangutan, has been critically endangered since 2008. 

 "We can't simply place Alba in a forest area, nor in a sanctuary, without thoroughly examining all possibilities. So far, we have been unable to find any other example of an albino orangutan and we need to know more about her and her special situation," BOS Foundation chief executive Jamartin Sihite said. "Her welfare and safety will be at the forefront of decisions on her future." 
 
 Alba was rescued in a poor condition. She was stressed, dehydrated, weak, suffering from a parasite infection and reluctant to eat. She only ate sugarcane during her first few days at the Orangutan Reintroduction Center in Nyaru Menteng. 
 
 Upon her arrival, the conservation group's veterinary team kept her in a dimly lit enclosed quarantine facility due to her sensitivity to sunlight. She was subjected to a health evaluation and received veterinary care. 
 
 After a few days of intensive care, Alba started to accept more varied foods, such as fruit and milk. Her condition improved and by the second week, she gained 4.5 kilograms. 
 
 The BOS Foundation has acknowledged the contribution of the Central Kalimantan Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA), the Kapuas Hulu Police and other local stakeholders in the rescue of the rare primate.
– A rare albino orangutan rescued from captivity in a Borneo village has been given a new name with the help of online suggestions—and remarkably, it isn't "Orangutan McOrangutanface." The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, which received thousands of suggestions, says the 5-year-old female will be called "Alba," which means "white" in Latin, the AP reports. Alba was stressed, injured, and malnourished when she was rescued April 29, but the foundation says her condition is rapidly improving, reports the Jakarta Globe. The foundation says it has never encountered an albino orangutan before, and it wants to learn more about the condition in great apes before it tries to return Alba to the wild.