A LONG DELAY ENDS IN TRIUMPH!
Back in 2013, a female orangutan named Cici missed her chance at true freedom when her release was postponed. Cici is now 24 years old and a resident of Kaja Island, where she has lived since 26 November 2018. Cici was initially handed over to the Samboja Lestari...
GRACEFUL GREETINGS FROM PACIFIC SWALLOW
A beautiful morning greeted the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team, who were busy carrying out routine camp cleaning tasks. Unexpectedly, a guest appeared on the cable of the room’s ceiling, moving quietly, and reluctantly from his comfortable place. The...
KEHJE SEWEN’S TERRIFIC TRIO
Can you remember the orangutans we released into the Kehje Sewen Forest in May? Amongst them are Andreas, Riana, and Leann. All coming from the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre, they have now returned to their true home in the forest. Andreas, Riana, and Leann...
LEARNING TO LIVE WITH OUR FOREST-DWELLING NEIGHBOURS
Human population growth and the expansion of development into forest regions has the potential to lead to human-orangutan conflict. The natural distribution of orangutan populations outside conservation areas, such as in forests near communities and company concession...