A female orangutan carrying an infant was recently observed in Central Kalimantan. This was no ordinary sighting – the mother was Agis, an orangutan who was released back into the wild in 2018. Fantastic news has reached us from deep within Borneo’s rainforest. One of the post-monitoring teams that regularly […]
Read More
Our Director, Marie Sigvardt, looks back on a year that included the opening of a new forest school, the full circle of rehabilitation and increased flood and fire preparedness. By Marie Sigvardt, Director of Save the Orangutan A new year has begun. It is a good time to pause, reflect, […]
Read More
The rare Tapanuli orangutan has not been seen since Cyclone Senyar hit Sumatra in late November. Scientists fear that around 4% of all Tapanuli orangutans have died, which could have far-reaching consequences for the species’ conservation. Experts fear for the world’s most endangered great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, which lives […]
Read More
During the fall, the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre welcomed a young female orangutan, Pororo, who was voluntarily surrendered after being found on a road within an oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan. A small female orangutan was sitting all by herself on the road when she was found by a […]
Read More
The climate summit COP30 in the rainforest city of Belém is underway, and Save the Orangutan is calling for climate action that puts nature and indigenous peoples in focus. This year’s COP is set against a remarkable backdrop. The host city, Belém, sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest […]
Read More
When seven orangutans were released back into the rainforest this weekend, a team from Save the Orangutan was on site in Indonesia to witness this remarkable event. After many years of dedicated rehabilitation, the efforts finally culminated this weekend as four males and three females were released into Bukit Baka […]
Read More
Behind every release of a rehabilitated orangutan is a remarkable story of how humans – through years of immense patience and thousands of hours of behavioral study – have taught a wild animal crucial survival skills. At the BOS Foundation, Dr. Nadine Sugianto and her team closely monitor the progress […]
Read More
We all know that health and well-being are the keys to a good life. But ensuring this for more than 300 orangutans in rehabilitation is no small task and requires dedicated teamwork. Each year, all orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng and Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centres undergo a thorough health check […]
Read More
The late summer heat lingers – one of the most dangerous times in Borneo, where the risk of forest fires increases significantly, especially in the island’s peatland areas. These lands are extremely flammable and may catch fire from the smallest spark, threatening forests, wildlife and local communities. Each year, during […]
Read More
Two very young orangutans named Esa and Indri have just been given a second chance at life. On June 5, Dr. Agnes Pratamiutami from the BOS Foundation received an urgent alert: two infant orangutans were being kept in captivity in the Samboja district of East Kalimantan. A coordinated rescue mission […]
Read More