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SEBANGAU PROGRAM: A CONCRETE STEP TO PROTECT PEATLANDS FROM EL NIÑO THREATS
Sebangau National Park is one of the most important habitats for wild orangutans. Learn more about BOSF’s work to reforest this peatland ecosystem.
SEBANGAU PROGRAM: A CONCRETE STEP TO PROTECT PEATLANDS FROM EL NIÑO THREATS
Sebangau National Park is one of the most important habitats for wild orangutans. Learn more about BOSF’s work to reforest this peatland ecosystem.
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EARTH DAY 2026: OUR POWER, OUR PLANET
Every April 22, millions of people across the world take a moment to realise...
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVATION IN BORNEO
Protecting orangutans doesn’t start in the forest alone. It starts with the...
UK DELEGATION TO INDONESIA
Over the Easter Parliamentary break, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) UK and...
MOZA’S JOURNEY FROM KUWAIT TO MOTHERHOOD ON KAJA ISLAND
On September 13, 2015, a two-year-old female orangutan began a long journey...
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FLEUR LOVES HER SERENE SOLITUDE
Fleur is a sun bear who started her journey with the BOS Foundation at the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre. However, on May 8, 2018, was transferred to more sun bear-appropriate facilities at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre alongside of six other sun...
FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND MORE IN THE KEHJE SEWEN FOREST
Careful consideration is essential when determining the release area for orangutans. While many factors are considered when selecting a release area, one of the most important is ensuring that the forest is productive and its natural food sources are capable of...
SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR ALL
Every year on February 21, Indonesia celebrates National Waste Awareness Day. This occasion serves as an opportunity to improve public awareness of the importance of sustainable waste management and its critical role in preserving the environment and public health....
MIMICRY AND MELODY IN THE FOREST
The white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus), also known as the shama thrush, is a small, but beautiful bird which belongs to the Muscicapidae family. It measures approximately 27 cm in length and boasts eye-catching feathers with a long, trailing tail. These birds...
LOVE IN BUKIT BAKA BUKIT RAYA NATIONAL PARK
In our most recent release journey this past December, we took eight orangutans from the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre to the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) in two separate trips. In the first journey, Cinta, Liti, Ojes, and Wanto were sent...
BEJE: TRADITIONAL FISH PONDS
Beje is a traditional fishpond widely used by the local communities in areas near the Mangkatip River. This includes the villages of Sungai Jaya, Mahajandau, Tambak Bajai, and Dadahup, in addition to many villages across the Mangkatip regency. During the dry season,...
THE BIG CHEEK-PADDER WITH AN EVEN BIGGER CURIOSITY!
Orangutans are incredibly intelligent and have phenomenal memories. They can remember past travel routes through trees as well as the contours of the terrain. As a result, it's not surprising that our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Kehje Sewen Forest knows...
HELP TO MONITOR AND PROTECT ORANGUTANS IN BORNEO: PROJECT REPORT 8 – ORANGUTAN SELFIES
Since the deployment of the new Reconyx cameras in the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest back in July last year, the BOS Foundation Post Release Monitoring (PRM) team has been collecting lots of wildlife images. So far, the images from July to September have been...
BOS-USA RECEIVES $60,000 FOR SUN BEARS FROM ASIA WILD!
Thanks to a generous grant from Asia Wild, 16 sun bears in the care of the BOS Foundation have received funding for their care for one year! For those sun bears, $60,000 goes a long way. These animals need ongoing care through food, medical attention, enclosures, and...
ORANGUTANS MAKE FOR FINE FOREST FORAGERS
Orangutans, being a species that spends most of their time in the trees, are able to consume a huge variety of foods. Their excellent climbing abilities enable them to obtain fruits and other food sources that are inaccessible to ground-dwelling animals. Of course,...
HERE COMES THE BRIDAL VEIL MUSHROOM
The bridal veil mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) is a type of fungus that grows solitary on fertile soil or in the remains of moist, rotting wood. In some cases, it is also found growing in groups, though in limited numbers. It has a rather short life cycle, beginning...
A SHORT BUT SWEET MEETING
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team conducted their regular patrol activities as 2023 was drawing to a close. Per usual, at 08:00 AM the team set out for Transect 32. It was when they reached the Pondok 2 area that the squad took a break to drink some water and...
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