ADOPTABLE KOPRAL
Kopral’s journey to rescue and rehabilitation has been a harsh one. In December of 2009, at 4 years of age, Kopral escaped the cage where he was being kept as a pet, climbed a telegraph pole and was electrocuted by live wires. Thinking that Kopral would die of...
THE ‘WHISKERED’ WONDER OF KEHJE SEWEN
The whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is the smallest bird species in the Hemiprocnidae family. The feathers on this bird’s head, wings, and tail are bluish-black in colour, while its back and chest are shaded olive-brown. This striking bird has unique,...
YUYUN MOVES TO ISLAND 0
Yuyun is a 29-year-old female orangutan with Orangutan Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ORDS) who previously occupied an individual enclosure at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre. She is one of 23 individuals with chronic respiratory diseases cared for by our...
SUPERHERO KOPRAL
Who could forget Kopral, the armless male orangutan? Thanks to his extraordinary strength and resilience and the dedication of his caretakers, he now enjoys a semi-wild life on a Sanctuary Island. When Kopral first came to Samboja Lestari from Samarinda, he was...
