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New orangutan-playground has been opened

A new playground for the youngest orangutans at the rehabilitation centre Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan, was opened in August of 2018. The playground is an extension to the Baby School, and it will be used on days when the orangutans cannot play in the forest, for one or the other […]

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When a released orangutan falls ill

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 […]

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More than 100,000 orangutans killed within 16 years

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 […]

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