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Every Expectant Mother Needs Some ‘Me Time’
As with humans, interactions between orangutans can be very unique. This is evident from the information recorded in the observation reports our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Totat Jalu Camp,...
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Samboja Lestari Staff Prepare for Future Fire Outbreaks
The threat of forest and land fire has long been an enemy of orangutan conservation. All of our working area sites have been affected at one time or another. Back in 2015, one of the worst years for...
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Growing up in a Hurry: A Pregnancy Announcement
Growing up wild has its challenges. Luckily, young orangutans have dedicated mothers by their sides to show them the ways of the forest, with orangutans holding the record for the longest inter-birth...
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Latest News on First Batch of Released Orangutans in TNBBBR
Several weeks ago, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from the Lewun Kahio Monitoring Post, in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR), observed three released orangutans during routine...
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Batikap: A Naturalist’s Paradise
Here at the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation, we simply love orangutans! We adore everything about these strong, intelligent, graceful, and unique creatures – from their endearing bouts of...
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Illegal Logging: Mawas Under Threat Again
It appears that the peat forests of Kapuas Regency, particularly those in the working area of the BOS Foundation’s Mawas Conservation Program, are still under threat. In August 2018, the Kapuas...
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RELEASE CANDIDATE PROFILES FOR THE 28th ORANGUTAN RELEASE FROM NYARU MENTENG...
REHABILITANT Rehabilitant orangutans are those rescued at a young age and/or confiscated from people who have illegally kept them in captivity. These orangutans have limited knowledge and skills...
View Article[PRESS RELEASE] Six Orangutans to Be Released in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya...
In their first of several releases of orangutans back to the wild this year, the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation—winner of the 2017 World Branding Award Animalis Edition—will release six...
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Six Orangutans Return to their Natural Habitat
The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation this week has successfully released another six orangutans from the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre to the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National...
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Greta Learns the Ropes
At the beginning of March, the BOS Foundation requested help from our global supporters in naming a 6-month-old baby orangutan who had recently arrived at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation...
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Reintroduced Orangutans Thriving in National Park
A few days ago, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from the Lewun Kahio Monitoring Post in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) met Bulan, and mother-son duo Nanda and Ananda. All three...
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Newly-Released Orangutans Adapting Well in National Park
The BOS Foundation’s Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) teams conduct daily monitoring and behavioural observations on released orangutans, to monitor and evaluate their adaptation to their new forest...
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Zakia Enjoys Her Own Company
One recent, sunny morning in the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Totat Jalu Camp headed out for the day to track and observe released orangutans. The team...
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Mystery Orangutans Confuse PRM Team
On a quiet Tuesday afternoon, myself and the other members of Camp Totat Jalu’s Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team, located in the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest, were relaxing in our rooms and...
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Mystery Orangutans Identified!
A trio of rambunctious orangutans recently showed up near Camp Totat Jalu in the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest, and our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team was unable to immediately identify them....
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Nobri Recovers, Returns to Forest
For the past two and a half months, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Totat Jalu Camp, in the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest, has cared for Nobri, a 15-year-old female orangutan. Nobri was...
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Cindy Helps Regenerate Wild Population with Third Birth!
The ongoing decline in Bornean orangutan numbers is extremely worrying, thus we must strive harder than ever to save this Critically Endangered species. It always gives us hope, however, when we...
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Cilik Fights for Gina’s Attention
Found in the forests of Kalimantan and Sumatra, the orangutan is the only great ape species endemic to Asia. As one of the closest relatives to humans, orangutans share 97% of the same DNA as humans...
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Secretive Mammals Encountered in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park
Our orangutan Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) spends most of their time observing our released orangutans, collecting data on how well they are...
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RELEASE CANDIDATE PROFILES FOR THE 18th ORANGUTAN RELEASE FROM BOS...
1. PETAK Petak arrived at BOS Foundation’s Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on 9 August 1998, at the age of two. She had been illegally kept as a pet by a local resident in the Sebulu...
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