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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
RAYMOND’S JOURNEY
An orangutan named Raymond has been causing disturbances in Pelangsiran transit settlement, worrying locals and prompting our Post-Release...
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...
BEES TAKE OVER CAMP NLES MAMSE
Sweet, flavourful, and nutritious, honey is beloved by nearly everyone, but the same cannot be said for bees. As the season for bees comes to Camp...
THE TALE OF SUCI’S RESILIENCE
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team at Camp Himba Pambelum in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR), Central Kalimantan, encountered Suci,...
THE ENIGMATIC BROWN WOOD OWL
The brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) is one of the intriguing members of the Strigidae family that inhabits the tropical forests of South and...
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