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JENNY’S PROGRESS AT THE SAMBOJA LESTARI CENTRE
An update on Jenny, a rescued orangutan, in the care of BOSF
JENNY’S PROGRESS AT THE SAMBOJA LESTARI CENTRE
An update on Jenny, a rescued orangutan, in the care of BOSF
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ROYAL PARKS HALF CHARITY PLACES – RUN FOR ORANGUTANS
Missed out in the ballot process for this year’s 2025 Royal Parks Half? Good...
MUSHROOMS AND HONEY: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community development efforts continue to be carried out by the Borneo...
EARTH DAY 2025: OUR POWER, OUR PLANET
Every year, on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day as a moment to raise awareness...
A NEW LIFE IN THE BATIKAP FOREST: INUNG, INDIE, AND THE BIRTH OF INDRO
In 2024, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Bukit Batikap Protected...
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Encroachment threatens OU conservation in new capital area
One way to monitor and protect wildlife is through data collection via surveys or censuses. As The plan to develop the new capital city (IKN) of Nusantara which was launched by the Indonesian government has become a hot discussion topic on a national and international...
Exciting birds on our forested islands
One way to monitor and protect wildlife is through data collection via surveys or censuses. As in previous years, our teams on the pre-release island Juq Kehje Swen in East Kalimantan and the Salat Island Cluster in Central Kalimantan participated in the annual Asian...
A mother’s love is like no other
A mother orangutan cares for her offspring like a priceless treasure. Both mother and child will stay together for approximately 7-8 years until the child is ready to live independently. Life is not easy for the mother as she must forage for more food than usual to...
Shelton and Kopral’s Story
We’d like to introduce you to two Very Important Primates, Shelton and Kopral, who, despite experiencing horrific trauma, never gave up on life and prove that where there’s life, there’s hope. Shelton When Shelton was 6-7 years old, he wandered into a village looking...
Eat Like a Surrogate Mother
Brought to you by the chefs from Orangutan Jungle School. We have a lovely, simple recipe idea for you, and it’s a favourite amongst our Surrogate Mothers. Called ‘Ikan Sambal Bawang’, and consisting of 3 components, fish, veggies, and rice. Download...
How much do orangutans eat?
Orangutans feed on more than 2,000 DIFFERENT plant species! But not all food out there in the jungle is safe, so how do they do it? While orangutans eat a wide variety of forest foods, their preferred food is fruit. Depending on season and location, orangutans...
Beni Bounces Back
Beni, Orangutan Jungle School superstar and internationally beloved orangutan, is facing his greatest challenge yet – life on a pre-release island. In classic Beni fashion, less than two months into his stay, he has already found himself at the center of a major...
FOOD FIGHT
Friendships always have their ups and downs, and this is also true amongst orangutans. Desi and Kimi, two orangutans living on Juq Kehje Swen Island, in East Kalimantan, are good friends who are known to have the occasional fight. The two recently had another...
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