YUYUN: JOURNEY TO RECOVERY AND A NEW HOME ON THE ISLAND
Yuyun is an orangutan who has lived on Island #0 at Samboja Lestari for a long time, sharing her space with her fellow orangutan, Jeffrey. Previously, Yuyun had faced numerous health challenges, including suffering from Orangutan Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ORDS)...
RELOCATION OF THE CENTRE AT NYARU MENTENG: A STEP TOWARDS BETTER CONSERVATION
As part of the commitment to implementing animal welfare principles, the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre has been relocated to a new site. This move marks an important step in ensuring that orangutans undergoing rehabilitation can learn and develop more...
THE RETURN OF MENTOS: A MOTHER’S JOURNEY IN BUKIT BATIKAP
At the end of 2024, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team encountered an old face in the Bukit Batikap Protected Forest. After years of being untracked since her release in 2015, the female orangutan Mentos was finally identified again. Even more special, she was not...
THE MAMMOTH PROBLEM: WHY ORANGUTANS NEED OUR HELP NOW
Orangutans are facing a mammoth problem. One that threatens not only their survival but the health of our planet. For this reason, WE face a mammoth problem and our fates are intertwined. With illegal logging, habitat loss, and climate change pushing them toward...
A GRASSY ADVENTURE WITH THE CHEEKY ORANGUTANS AT NYARU MENTENG
Welcome to another thrilling day at the Nyaru Menteng Forest School! Today, we’re hanging out with our favorite cheeky orangutans — Paulinus, Bumi, and their playful pals — for some epic fun with fresh-cut grass! They’ve stumbled upon a massive pile of freshly cut...