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MUSHROOMS AND HONEY: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Our community development initiative remains strong – including through cultivating honey and mushrooms
MUSHROOMS AND HONEY: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Our community development initiative remains strong – including through cultivating honey and mushrooms
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YOUNG ORANGUTANS’ JOURNEY AT FOREST SCHOOL
At the end of 2024, Baimah and Feruza finally advanced to Forest School Level...
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...
RELOCATION OF THE CENTRE AT NYARU MENTENG: A STEP TOWARDS BETTER CONSERVATION
As part of the commitment to implementing animal welfare principles, the Nyaru...
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...
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A JOURNEY OF LEARNING AND ADAPTIVE EXPERIENCE TO OBSERVE ORANGUTANS
At the beginning of May, our team welcomed a wave of new personnel. These new recruits were assigned to three divisions: Post-Release Monitoring (PRM), Ecosystem Restoration–Forest Management & Development (RE-PPH), and Ecosystem Restoration-Protection, Security,...
A TALE OF FRIENDSHIP AND RESILIENCE
In the heart of the Badak Besar Pre-release Island, Taymur, a young orangutan, has found himself settled into the area near feeding platform #3. As he settled into his new environment, Taymur demonstrated remarkable resilience, frequently joining his peers at feeding...
MAMA SIGNE AND HER BABY VISITED CAMP NLES MAMSE
In June 2024, a female orangutan, Signe, was spotted once again near the Camp Nles Mamse area in Kehje Sewen Forest. This sighting was eagerly awaited, as the last time Signe was observed was in April 2023. At that time, Signe and her baby were seen together with...
A JOYFUL “RUMAH BELAJAR” GATHERING IN MUARA WAHAU
Last June, our community development team in Muara Wahau, Kutai Timur Regency, East Kalimantan, successfully organised a fun event called "Kumpul Ceria Rumah Belajar." This event was attended by nearly all the children of various ages from Dea Beq village, Diaq Lay...
DU THE SUPER MOM
One of the crucial initiatives undertaken by the Indonesian government to preserve this species is their orangutan repatriation program which brings illegally held captive orangutans abroad back home to Indonesia. The repatriation process itself starts with...
SVENJA’S AMAZING ENCOUNTER DURING A PHENOLOGY EXPEDITION
In early 2024, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team started the days with a phenology expedition in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR), specifically in the Hiran river. The phenology expedition was conducted to find out what plants are available around the...
LITTLE GALAKSI IS NO LONGER LITTLE!
Galaksi, once a tiny and fragile orangutan at Samboja Lestari’s Rehabilitation Centre, has blossomed into a lively and spirited youngster. Since he arrived in 2021, Galaksi has been under the careful watch of our dedicated surrogate mothers at the baby house, where he...
ORANGUTAN JUNGLE SCHOOL RETURNS FOR SEASON 3
Our favourite show returns in the USA and UK this August! The highly-anticipated Season 3 of Orangutan Jungle School is currently streaming in the USA on the Love Nature channel through Peacock with on-demand episodes coming soon and premieres in the UK on SKY TV on...
THE UNBREAKABLE BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD
Nearly every day our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) conducts their routine forest monitoring and patrols. These patrols are critical, as they bring the team into the proximity of new and old orangutan faces. One of...
ERINA’S MYSTERY MAN
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team went on a regular patrol across transects 12 and 32 in early March. On this day, two teams of two, consisting of Yen, Brusli, Emen, and Rio, started the day together as they travelled towards the camp helipad. The plan was to...
JENI LEARNS SMELL AND TASTE DON’T ALWAYS CORRELATE
When many orangutans come down with flu at the same time, our surrogate mothers and veterinarians work together to make a traditional tonic - onion juice mixed with honey! According to our vet, onions can help cure colds, coughs, high fevers, and sore throats, as well...
SERIWANG ASIA: THE ENCHANTING BIRD FROM PARADISE
One day in the Kehje Sewen Forest, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team spotted a small, long-tailed critter perched in a tree. Our team immediately captured on camera this captivating creature and were able to see that was a beautiful white bird. This bird is one...
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