A CLOSER LOOK AT MANGGO AND MELKI IN BUKIT BATIKAP PROTECTION FOREST
Recognizing natural food sources is one of the essential skills orangutans must develop before they can be released back into the wild. Throughout rehabilitation, they learn to identify edible plants, fruits, and natural protein sources in the forest. These skills are...
KEEPING TRACK OF THEM AFTER THEY RETURN TO THE FOREST
A release into the wild is often seen as the final chapter in an orangutan’s rehabilitation journey after Orangutan Jungle School. After years of care and training at rehabilitation centers such as Nyaru Menteng and Samboja Lestari, learning to climb, forage, and live...
THREE DAYS WITH MANGGO AND MELKI IN BUKIT BATIKAP PROTECTED FOREST
The Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team once again recorded interesting observations of orangutans living freely in the Bukit Batikap Protected Forest, Central Kalimantan. This time, the monitoring focused on a mother orangutan named Manggo and her offspring, Melki,...
OTAN: THE EXPLORER FROM THE UPPER BEMBAN RIVER
The morning mist still hung lightly over the forest canopy as our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team began their routine patrol in the Bemban River watershed, part of Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR). In between these activities, the team also checked...