The world's only ALBINO orangutan prepares to move to her own 'forest island' where she will be safe from hunters Everything's gonna be all white

Five-year-old orangutan was rescued from a village in Borneo in April last year 

She was named Alba, which means 'white' in Latin, after a competition in May  

Borneo conservation group raised funds to build a 10-hectare special reserve  

 She can't be returned to the wild because health issues make her vulnerable

 The world's only known albino orangutan is moving to a man-made 'forest island' home.

The five-year-old female orangutan can't be safely returned to the wild because of health issues related to her albinism, which make her more vulnerable to hunters.

Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, who named her Alba after the Latin word for 'white' following her rescue last year, said this includes poor sight and hearing and the likelihood of skin cancer later in life.

Alba, the world's only known albino orangutan, is moving to a man-made 'forest island' home

Instead, the conservation group will be moving her into a 10-hectare special reserve near the group's orangutan rehabilitation centre in central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo by the end of June.

'Soon, Alba will be moved to a special man-made island that encompasses 10 hectares of natural habitat, so she can live a life of freedom, while remaining protected from human threats,' the group said in a statement on Wednesday.

Alba will be accompanied in her new home by three other orangutans – a four-year-old female called Radmala, a six-year-old female called Kika and Unyu, a four-year-old male.

She has bonded with the three since being rescued from Tanggiran village in Central Kalimantan in late April after apparently becoming separated from her mother.

Alba can't be safely returned to the wild because of health issues related to her albinism

Instead, the conservation group will be moving Alba into a 10-hectare special reserve 'so she can live a life of freedom, while remaining protected from human threats'

At the time, the great ape was in poor condition, suffering from a parasitic infection and dehydration but since then has more than doubled in weight.

Alba, which means 'white' in Latin and 'dawn' in Spanish, was chosen as her name in May after thousands of suggestions were sent in from around the world.

Once on the moat-enclosed reserve, Alba and the other orangutans will be monitored round the clock, the foundation said.

Staff will conduct patrols to ensure they are safe and will also collect data on their behaviour and health.

In September last year, the foundation started a public appeal to raise the $80,000 needed to buy land for the special reserve.

Five-year-old Alba will be accompanied in her new home by three other orangutans in June

Once on the moat-enclosed reserve, Alba and the other orangutans will be monitored full time

Although construction is mostly complete, donations are still being accepted.

Funds will be used to build feeding platforms and security posts as well as help provide Alba and the orang-utans will their daily needs.

Orangutans, reddish-brown primates known for their gentle temperament and intelligence, are critically endangered and only found in the wild on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and on Borneo, which is divided among Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, which declared Borneo's orangutans critically endangered in 2016, says their numbers have dropped by nearly two-thirds since the early 1970s as plantation agriculture destroyed and fragmented their forest habitat.

The Sumatran orangutan is a separate species and has been critically endangered since 2008. 

Alba was rescued from Tanggiran village in Central Kalimantan in late April after apparently becoming separated from her mother.