Adoption
With your ongoing support, you become an integral part of your adopted orangutan’s journey back to the wild.
Together we can save our critically endangered red cousins from extinction and protect their rainforest homes.
Learn more about BOS
Adopt for yourself or as a gift today and receive:
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Quarterly adoption updates about your orangutan
- Special offers to our upcoming events
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A free copy of next year’s BOS calendar near years-end *if you adopt by Sept 15 of the same calendar year, some exclusions apply
In addition to these amazing packages
Package 1
+ A personalized adoption e-certificate
Package 2
+ Window sticker to show your support
+ Poster with info about your orangutan
Package 3
+ Window sticker to show your support
+ Poster with info about your orangutan
+ High quality plush orangutan eco-toy made of recycled materials
Package 3 + FREE kids pack
+ All of package 3
+ Poster and activity sheet, great edutainment!
+ Build your own paper orangutan character
+ Sticker sheet
Poster and info of your orangutan
Build your own paper orangutan
Certificate and eco plush toy
Orangutans to adopt
Select an orangutan to learn more on their back story
Baimah
Bumi
Jeni
Kopral & Friends
Mema
Monita
Monyo
Topan
Adoption FAQ
How long will my adoption pack take to arrive?
If you made a payment using BACs (Bank-to-bank transfer) then there is a legal “cooling off period” between the payment being made and the payment being received. In that time, we will not receive the details of your adoption and, therefore, cannot fulfil your adoption pack needs. This can take up to 10 working days. If you would like to receive your adoption pack quicker, you can send us an email at hello@bos-uk.org with your details.
Typically, for deliveries within the UK your pack will be delivered within 3-5 working days but this can be up to 7 working days.
For deliveries to Europe, please allow up to 21 working days. Please note, deliveries outside the UK may be obligated to pay a customs duty charge which BOS UK do not control. We also offer a personalized, digital certificate for anybody who does not want to pay this fee.
If your adoption pack has not arrived within the maximum suggested timeframe, please contact us at hello@bos-uk.org and we will follow this up for you.
How long will my adoption pack take to arrive?
If you made a payment using ACH (Bank-to-bank transfer) then there is a legal “cooling off period” between the payment being made and the payment being received. In that time, we will not receive the details of your adoption and, therefore, cannot fulfil your adoption pack needs. This can take up to 10 working days. If you would like to receive your adoption pack quicker, you can send us an email at hello@bos-usa.org with your details.
Typically, for deliveries within the USA your pack will be delivered within 3-5 working days but this can be up to 7 working days.
For deliveries outside the USA, please allow up to 21 working days. Please note, deliveries outside the USA may be obligated to pay a brokerage fee which BOS USA do not control. We also offer a personalized, digital certificate for anybody who does not want to pay this fee.
If your adoption pack has not arrived within the maximum suggested timeframe, please contact us at hello@bos-usa.org and we will follow this up for you.
I have a recurring plan, how can I amend, pause or cancel this?
If you adopted or started a recurring donation after January 2021 then you can login to your personal Donorbox account to make changes here: https://donorbox.org/user_session/new. If you have issues with this, or you set up a recurring plan prior to this date then please get in touch and we can assist by emailing us at: hello@bos-uk.org.
We understand that life and financial circumstances change so if you send us an email we will do everything we can to still keep you connected to your adopted orangutan.
I have a recurring plan, how can I amend, pause or cancel this?
If you adopted or started a recurring donation after January 2021 then you can login to your personal Donorbox account to make changes here: https://donorbox.org/user_session/new. If you have issues with this, or you set up a recurring plan prior to this date then please get in touch and we can assist by emailing us at: hello@bos-usa.org.
We understand that life and financial circumstances change so if you send us an email we will do everything we can to still keep you connected to your adopted orangutan.
Can I gift an orangutan adoption to someone else?
Why should I choose BOS UK over other charities?
With our adoption program, you can feel connected to a specific orangutan, following their rehabilitation progress and hopeful release. Your money is going directly towards helping the orangutans in our care and our specific rehabilitation facilities (or Sanctuary Care for Kopral and friends) like Samboja Lestari or Nyaru Menteng.
Why should I choose BOS USA over other charities?
With our adoption program, you can feel connected to a specific orangutan, following their rehabilitation progress and hopeful release. Your money is going directly towards helping the orangutans in our care and our specific rehabilitation facilities (or Sanctuary Care for Kopral and friends) like Samboja Lestari or Nyaru Menteng.
What will my monthly donation be used for?
Kopral & Friends
In December 2009, aged 4 years old, Kopral escaped the cage where he was being kept as a pet, climbed a telegraph pole and was electrocuted when he grabbed hold of the live wires. Thinking that Kopral would die of his injuries, his ‘owners’ waited a week before bringing him to Samboja Lestari. The injuries he had sustained were horrific, his right arm had no flesh left, only bone, and his left arm and both legs were also burnt. The Vet team had no choice but to amputate both of Kopral’s arms. Incredibly, within 4 months Kopral was at Forest School, his love of life and sheer determination to keep calm and carry on, astonishing and inspiring the whole of the Samboja team. Kopral has exceeded all hopes and expectations and now he’s a cheerful, independent individual whose resilience, nest making skills and ‘can do’ attitude to life make him a role model to his peers.
Each update will feature the story of Kopral and another orangutan friend who he is living with at the time.
Monita
In June 2018, 3-month-old Monita was confiscated from a villager in Pangkoh by our rescue team from Nyaru Menteng together with the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA). The villager claimed to have found her stranded alone in a forested area near a palm oil plantation and had decided to take her home. Monita was held captive for several days, during which time she was treated like a human baby: she was bathed and clothed. Fortunately, despite being so small and delicate, Monita had not sustained any injuries and was in good physical health.
A month after she was rescued, Monita had gained weight and started to actively play in the quarantine facility’s playground area.
It is extremely heartbreaking to see that baby orangutans continue to be separated from their mothers and lose their right to learn from them how to survive in the wild. To sponsor Monita, please follow this link
Jelapat
Jelapat was being kept as a pet illegally by a local villager in Central Kalimantan. The local resident, who had named him Jelapat, claimed to have found him wandering alone and weak in a gold-mining area. Forest fires had devastated the area around that time, destroying all the trees and blanketing the region in a thick haze: Sadly, his mother undoubtedly perished in the fires or was killed intentionally.
Taymur
For many months, the BOS Foundation worked tirelessly with a number of authorities through the Indonesian Embassy in Kuwait to successfully repatriate this 2-year-old male orangutan. Taymur was illegally traded and transported to Kuwait, then later discovered by Kuwaiti police following a traffic accident involving the person who was holding him illegally as a pet. Taymur was with the suspect, who was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the incident, and was subsequently secured by the Kuwaiti authorities before being returned to Indonesia.
Monyo
Monyo arrived at our Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre on 14 November 2019.
A local villager claimed to have found 6-month-old Monyo stranded alone a week prior to being rescued by the Central Kalimantan BKSDA. After 3 months in quarantine with other recently rescued infants, Niniek and Hanua, the three joined the Forest School Small Nursery Group.
Monyo’s confidence grew as bonded with the other orphans, and his health improved. He is not afraid of climbing trees but will usually stop one or two metres off the ground.
Monyo’s new friend Greta, has helped him discover new foods, and our Surrogate Mothers have also taught Monyo how to find termites – a valuable source of protein and welcome addition to his rapidly expanding diet.
We are delighted by Monyo’s progress so far, and look forward to the day he can be returned to the wild.
Mema
In June 2016, 5 month old Mema was handed in to Nyaru Menteng in a cardboard box, she was close to dying of starvation and exhaustion. A local villager claimed to have come across her whilst searching for firewood in a burned peat area. Peat forest fires kill many orangutans, and this is possibly Mema’s mother’s fate but, she would have attempted to flee the fire and wouldn’t have left her baby alone. Orangutan mother’s will protect their babies to the death, curling up around them in an attempt to protect them, so we’ll never really know what happened.
Topan
Topan was rescued on October 13, 2017 and arrived at Nyaru Menteng in a very weak state after being found by local villagers near a river. She was severely dehydrated, malnourished, and dangerously underweight at only 1.5 kg. After spending a few days in our intensive care unit, Topan’s condition improved, and she was able to join other babies in the quarantined section of the Baby House. Thanks to the dedication and loving care of our Nyaru Menteng team, Topan is slowly regaining her health and confidence.
Bumi
Bumi, (meaning ‘Earth’ in English), was admitted to Nyaru Menteng on June 18, 2016, after he was rescued from Tumbang Koling village in East Kotawaringin, by the Central Kalimantan BKSDA and Centre for Orangutan Protection.
Bumi was in shocking condition, so weak that he couldn’t even open his eyes, and he had a fresh wound on his belly button from his umbilical cord, indicating that he was a new-born less than two weeks old. We believe that he was violently separated from his mother shortly after his birth.
Baimah
Baimah, previously kept as a pet, arrived at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre, overweight. Although she had no injuries, her weight made it hard to breathe. With the help of our medical team, she was put on a healthy diet to get her back to a healthy weight. Now, Baimah can happily climb trees, play with friends, and breathe easily, showing the beauty of a healthier life. With your support, she can continue to learn how to survive on her own so she may one day become a candidate to be released back into the wild.
Jeni
Like most orangutans in our care, two-year-old Jeni lost her mum. A rescue team brought her to our Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on 24 August 2020.
Upon her arrival at the centre, tiny Jeni weighed only five kilograms. She had wounds on the back of one of her legs and was in shock. It was evident that Jeni had experienced a traumatising time in captivity after being separated from her mother.
Our team and surrogate orangutan mothers were determined to ensure that Jeni would feel comfortable and safe in her new environment. Their hard work paid off: Jeni is now fully recovered, has started to develop natural behaviour and has a healthy appetite.
She has now joined our Forest School Nursery Group and showing our caregivers how smart and brave she is.
We can’t wait to one day release Jeni back into the Bornean rainforest one day, where she belongs.