YUYUN: JOURNEY TO RECOVERY AND A NEW HOME ON THE ISLAND
Yuyun is an orangutan who has lived on Island #0 at Samboja Lestari for a long time, sharing her space with her fellow orangutan, Jeffrey. Previously, Yuyun had faced numerous health challenges, including suffering from Orangutan Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ORDS)...
THE FUTURE FOR UNRELEASEABLE ORANGUTANS
Unfortunately, not all unreleasable orangutans are as fortunate as Kopral, who can return to the island and live a semi-free life after treatment. Other orangutans, like Pongi, are forced to spend most of their lives in a cage. Pongi is an adult male orangutan who was...
KOPRAL: HEALING MORE EVERYDAY
Kopral has been receiving treatment at the clinic since April 2023 due to wounds on the sole of his right foot and fungus between his toes. However, due to the renovations and expansion of the orangutan clinic, the treatment cage area has become exposed. On June 7th,...
JEFFREY SHARES HIS ISLAND HOME
Jeffrey, an unreleasable male orangutan who is too old to undergo the rehabilitation process, is now sharing Island 0 with Yuyun, a female orangutan who was transferred to the island in February. Jeffrey was born at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre in...