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THE RETURN OF THE DOMINANT ORANGUTAN IN KEHJE SEWEN FOREST
Meet the candidates for the 41st orangutan release from Nyaru Menteng.
THE RETURN OF THE DOMINANT ORANGUTAN IN KEHJE SEWEN FOREST
Meet the candidates for the 41st orangutan release from Nyaru Menteng.
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Read about our latest releases with engaging stories, on the ground footage and incredible imagery.
THE JOURNEY OF A WANDERER TO FREEDOM IN THE WILD
Runtu, a 23-year-old female orangutan, is one of six successful releases into...
FROM US FOR THE ORANGUTANS
In addition to Post-Release Monitoring (PRM), PT. Restorasi Habitat Orangutan...
NEW ARRIVAL SUN BEAR CUB IN SAMBOJA LESTARI
At the end of July, Samboja Lestari welcomed a new arrival—a tiny sun bear...
THE SUSPECTED CHICKEN THIEF
Stories from our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team working at the release...
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BAKAR AND COKI: BEAR BUDDIES FOR LIFE
In 2023, we welcomed two male sun bear cubs at our Samboja Lestari Sanctuary. Since their arrival, these two cubs, called Bakar and Coki, have been living together. Bakar was rescued by the Wildlife Rescue Team of the East Kalimantan BKSDA and then entrusted to...
A FRESH START AT LIFE IN THE FOREST
Several orangutans were successfully released from Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre into Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) at the end of last year. This release was quite challenging as the team brought orangutans to two separate release...
KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON AT CAMP NLES MAMSE
Camp Nles Mamse is approaching its tenth birthday. Built in 2015, this nine-year-old facility has seen countless stories unfold and occupies a space in the heart of anyone who has ever called it home. Many team members have come and gone, but the camp still stands...
THE FUTURE FOR UNRELEASEABLE ORANGUTANS
Unfortunately, not all unreleasable orangutans are as fortunate as Kopral, who can return to the island and live a semi-free life after treatment. Other orangutans, like Pongi, are forced to spend most of their lives in a cage. Pongi is an adult male orangutan who was...
KHEAL’S RESOURCEFULNESS KNOWS NO LIMITS
In the lush canopy of Badak Kecil Island, amidst the rustling leaves and echoing calls of wildlife, Kheal, a remarkable orangutan, showcases her ingenuity in the face of challenges. As the morning sun cast its golden rays over the feeding platform 6, Kheal was...
PRETTY POISON: THE RED RUSSULA’S DECEPTIVE CHARM!
In the East Kalimantan's Kehje Sewen forest, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team stumbled upon a dazzling find—a radiant crimson mushroom that lit up the dark forest floor. This gem-like discovery, the Russula sp., was a sight to behold with its vivid hue capturing...
JELARANG BILALANG: THE SHY SQUIRREL
As the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team members navigated the paths around the camp, they heard the rustling of twigs in a tree. When they got closer to the tree, they spotted a small mammal with a black tail and a golden brown body foraging in the canopy and...
AN UNEXPECTED, WILD FRIENDSHIP
Recently, the weather in Central Kalimantan, especially around Nyaru Menteng, has been unpredictable: Sometimes it is very hot and dry, while other times there is heavy rainfall and cool temperatures. As a result, several of Nyaru Menteng’s Forest School students fell...
ORANGUTANS AND NATURE’S REMEDIES
Rakus, a Sumatran orangutan, has been in the news using Akar Kuning (Fibraurea tinctoria) to treat an injury by chewing up the leaves of the plant and putting them directly on his wound. F. tinctoria has long been used in traditional medicine to treat wounds and other...
A WEED, A SNACK, A WILDFLOWER, OR A REMEDY?
Wild plants are considered weeds if they can often outcompete other plants by dominating the absorption of nutrients, water, and sunlight. Melastoma malabathricum, a tiny shrub from the Melastomataceae family, is one of the weeds that grows abundantly in Bornean...
RAYMOND’S JOURNEY
An orangutan named Raymond has been causing disturbances in Pelangsiran transit settlement, worrying locals and prompting our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team to take swift action. Translocation is the act of relocating an orangutan who is at risk, which often comes...
ARE ORANGUTANS EMPATHETIC?
It was a usual day at the Nyaru Menteng forest school, where young orangutans were learning from one another while their human surrogate mothers looked on from below. The treetop lessons are only interrupted momentarily for supplementary food breaks, but on this day,...
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