WHERE ARE YOU, JOSH, TELAKEN, AND BAWAN?
Great news from the smart Josh and the tenacious Telaken! Last April, they finally made their way to the pre-release island, marking a significant milestone in their journey back to the wild. Along with three other orangutans—Uru, Bawan, and Monte—they embarked on an...
CAN ORANGUTANS SWIM?
As we know, orangutans (Pongo spp.) are known as arboreal primates. Most of their activities involve navigating the forest canopy using a combination of climbing, crawling, and brachiation. Another fact is that orangutans share 97% of their DNA with us—humans. This...
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...
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...