CICI’S LONG JOURNEY TOWARD FREEDOM
Not all delays end in regret. For a female orangutan named Cici, what once seemed like a setback turned out to be the beginning of her long road to true freedom. Cici made history as the first orangutan ever relocated from East Kalimantan to Central Kalimantan and...
HOW ORANGUTAN REHABILITATION STRENGTHENS CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Every year on November 5, Indonesia celebrates Hari Cinta Puspa dan Satwa Nasional (HCPSN) or National Flora and Fauna Love Day. This day is more than a commemoration. It is a reminder of our shared responsibility to safeguard Indonesia’s rich biodiversity. In line...
A NEW LIFE IN THE BATIKAP FOREST: INUNG, INDIE, AND THE BIRTH OF INDRO
In 2024, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Bukit Batikap Protected Forest once again observed one of the orangutans frequently visiting Camp Totat Jalu—Inung and her offspring, Indie. However, there was a special surprise in August: Inung had given birth...
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 face in the Bukit Batikap Protected Forest. After years of being untracked since her release in 2015, the female orangutan Mentos was finally identified again. Even more special, she was not...