BIRTH CONTROL FOR ORANGUTANS
The BOS Foundation is on a mission to release as many ready orangutans as possible from its two rehabilitation centres into the wild, where they can breed naturally in the forest. However, while in a centre, female orangutans are fitted with birth control implants to...
AYU IS GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER!
Who could forget sweet Ayu, the daughter of Lesan and, probably, Hamzah, who was born in the Kehje Sewen Forest in 2016? Just as she is developing new skills and showing more positive progress, we have news that Ayu will soon become a big sister! This comes after our...
A HIGH-STAKES FIRST DATE
On Saturday, November 12, a small caravan carrying some very special cargo departed from the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Central Kalimantan. The teams started the day as the sun rose with a swab of their noses to check for...
“LONG OVERDUE AND MUCH-NEEDED”
Recently the U.S. Senate passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act. The new law revises requirements governing the trade of big cats like tigers, lions or leopards. Specifically, it changes restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including restricting...