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JELAPAT THE STRATEGIST ORANGUTAN
Jelapat, one of the male orangutans residing on the Badak Kecil pre-release island in the Salat Island Group, displays an interesting pattern of behavior to observe.
JELAPAT THE STRATEGIST ORANGUTAN
Jelapat, one of the male orangutans residing on the Badak Kecil pre-release island in the Salat Island Group, displays an interesting pattern of behavior to observe.
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BOSF UPDATE: FOREST AND LAND FIRE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AND EAST KALIMANTAN
An update on the current forest and land fire situation in Central and East...
THE STORY BEHIND AN ORANGUTAN RELEASE
An orangutan release is never simply a ceremony; more often than not, it is...
Charity Place for the 2027 London Marathon – All Places Filled
(2026 Photo from London Marathon Events) Want to run in the 2027 London...
A CLOSER LOOK AT MANGGO AND MELKI IN BUKIT BATIKAP PROTECTION FOREST
Recognizing natural food sources is one of the essential skills orangutans...
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BEHIND THE CONSERVATION: KEEPING ORANGUTAN HABITAT MONITORING OPERATIONS RUNNING AMIDST DELAYS
In recent months, heavy rainfall has severely deteriorated the road conditions leading to Camp Lesik, causing logistics distribution to deviate from plan. For the field team, this situation serves as a true test to ensure all conservation activities continue without...
ECKY, KLAUS, AND FRANK ADVANCE TO FOREST SCHOOL LEVEL 2
At Forest School, there is no academic calendar to dictate when an orangutan is ready to advance. Instead, it is their own behavior that decides, measured by how far they explore the canopy, how varied their natural diet becomes, and how little they rely on the humans...
SEBANGAU PROGRAM: A CONCRETE STEP TO PROTECT PEATLANDS FROM EL NIÑO THREATS
As part of its ongoing conservation commitment, the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation continues to strengthen its habitat-based approach. In addition to its peat swamp forest conservation program in Mawas, BOS Foundation is implementing a similar initiative...
ORANGUTANS SPOTLIGHTED IN PARLIAMENT
On the 6th of July, BOS UK and The ICCF* Group co-hosted “Connecting Parliament and the Rainforest.” It was a celebration of the new partnerships developing between government officials, conservationists, and other stakeholders, such as The Ferrero Group (think...
2027 ETAPE LOCH NESS – CYCLE FOR ORANGUTANS
Want to cycle to make a difference? We are actively recruiting cyclists to join #TeamOrangutanChampions 🦧 for the 2027 Etape Loch Ness. You can be a part of the UK's largest closed road cycle and support our mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and release Bornean...
KEEPING TRACK OF THEM AFTER THEY RETURN TO THE FOREST
A release into the wild is often seen as the final chapter in an orangutan’s rehabilitation journey after Orangutan Jungle School. After years of care and training at rehabilitation centers such as Nyaru Menteng and Samboja Lestari, learning to climb, forage, and live...
DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT: TUESDAY, 23 JUNE
Just announced! Mark your diaries for this Tuesday, the 23rd of June at 14:30, as there is to be a 90-minute debate in the UK Parliament’s Westminster Hall, led by Ms Kerry McCarthy - MP for Bristol East. MP Kerry McCarthy releasing Lanting After joining our...
WHEN A SNARE ALMOST STOPPED HER LIFE
The Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Center recently received another sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) in heartbreaking condition. The female sun bear arrived weak and exhausted after being evacuated by the BKSDA Section Region II Tenggarong team. According to the BKSDA...
THREE DAYS WITH MANGGO AND MELKI IN BUKIT BATIKAP PROTECTED FOREST
The Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team once again recorded interesting observations of orangutans living freely in the Bukit Batikap Protected Forest, Central Kalimantan. This time, the monitoring focused on a mother orangutan named Manggo and her offspring, Melki,...
UNDERSTANDING ORANGUTAN MENTAL HEALTH
When we talk about mental health, we usually think about humans – trauma, grief, depression, and healing. But what if we told you that orangutans can experience these things too? Most primate species are social animals. In orangutans, the semi-solitary trait is most...
OTAN: THE EXPLORER FROM THE UPPER BEMBAN RIVER
The morning mist still hung lightly over the forest canopy as our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team began their routine patrol in the Bemban River watershed, part of Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR). In between these activities, the team also checked...
REFORESTING & PROTECTING SEBANGAU NATIONAL PARK
Sebangau National Park is one of the most important remaining strongholds for wild Bornean orangutans anywhere on Earth. Spanning vast peat swamp forests in Central Kalimantan, this landscape is home to nearly 9,000 orangutans, a significant portion of the world’s...
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