A recent report from one of the world’s largest national parks in terms of wild orangutan populations, Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan, uncovers an alarming occurrence of illegal activities within the park. Unfortunately, this is a realistic representation of the challenges national parks in Borneo generally face when it […]

Monitoring teams observe released orangutans’ behaviour, adaptation to their new surroundings, and health closely in all of BOS Foundation’s release sites. The monitoring team in Bukit Batikap was on a routine patrol when they found Karen, who clearly did not feel well. Following their release, the orangutans face several new […]

A focused and joint effort is necessary to prevent the extinction of the Bornean orangutan within our lifetime. This is the conclusion to a new study proving that more than 100,000 orangutans in Borneo have been killed since 1999. The study places an additional emphasis on an alarming rate of […]