A BREATHTAKING RIVER CROSSING
We have an exciting update about mother orangutan Sayang and her daughter Padma. Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Lesik observed them in the Kehje Sewen Forest in East Kalimantan. When our PRM team from Camp Lesik recently set off for a day of...
A PHENOLOGY DAY MYSTERY
One of the tasks of the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team involves collecting data on the phenology of natural-occurring plant species in orangutan habitats. While conducting phenological surveys, the BOS rangers occasionally meet orangutans as well. Let’s...
HAMZAH CRASHES THE PARTY
Earlier this year, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Lesik in the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan, was observing orangutans when orangutan male Hamzah suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Find out what happened next below. The PRM team set off on foot...
“ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN THE WORLD”
Today is World Rainforest Day – and one of the largest rainforests in Asia is located in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Within this extensive rainforest is the Kehje Sewen Forest in East Kalimantan, where we release rehabilitated orangutans. We have two...
