DAVI – THE ADVENTUROUS EATER
Davi is nearly seven years old and a student at Samboja Lestari’s Forest School, where she continues to learn the skills required to survive in the wild. Davi practices daily how to find food, build nests and recognise dangers in the forest. Every morning, on...
ORANGUTAN WARRIOR RAHMADI
Please meet one of our orangutan warriors from the Mawas Conservation Program in Central Kalimantan. His name is Rahmadi, and he has worked for the BOS Foundation for an impressive 17 years. Rahmadi hails from the village of Keladan in Mentangai District, Kapuas...
KEEPING RITUALS ALIVE
In addition to protecting and preserving Bornean orangutans and their habitat, BOS works closely with local communities to help maintain their cultures and traditions. One example of a traditional ceremony we participate in is the naq lom. It is the...
HAMZAH CRASHES THE PARTY
Earlier this year, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Lesik in the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan, was observing orangutans when orangutan male Hamzah suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Find out what happened next below. The PRM team set off on foot...