The Post-Release monitoring team were lucky to spot three orangutan mothers with their infants reunited in the Kehje Sewen Forest in April. All of the orangutans seemed to be doing well. Orangutans live semi-solitary lives. This means that they spend most of the time alone – if they do not […]
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Last month marked an important moment for eight orangutans as they finally started life on a Pre-Release Island. Here, they will develop their natural behaviour and skills in a natural environment. Among the eight orangutans are two of Save the Orangutan’s most popular adoption orangutans: Valentino and Cinta. Valentino looked […]
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With the campaign #plant_1_2_trees, we focus on replanting degraded rainforest areas for the future of orangutan. But what does the replanting efforts entail? Deforestation is the biggest threat to the survival of the orangutan. Every day, rainforests are cleared and in the last four decades, 80% of orangutan habitat has […]
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Earlier this year, the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team on the release site in the Kehje Sewen Forest spotted male orangutan Justin during an orangutan patrol. And Justin made one thing clear: He did not want to be followed! On all release sites the Post-Release Monitoring team observe the rehabilitated orangutans […]
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Restoring degraded rainforest is crucial for the survival of the orangutan. With the new #plant_1_2_trees campaign, Save the Orangutan wants to replant as much as 1,000 hectares of degraded rainforest. Deforestation is the biggest threat to the survival of the orangutan. In the last four decades, 80% of orangutan habitat […]
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In the last two months, three infant orangutans have moved in at the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre. Three infant orangutans aged between 6-10 months have been handed over to the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in the past two months. They have all lost their mother and have been rescued […]
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In the last two months, three infant orangutans have been rescued and taken to the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre. All are recovering from the trauma they have experienced. Unfortunately, quite regularly young orangutans that have lost their mother are found alone on fields close to forest areas. In the last […]
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Save the Orangutan and BOSF-RHO are working with indigenous people in Borneo to support them getting better living conditions and land rights that will also protect the rainforest. Part of that work is about identity and culture. Meet Febby from the Dayak Wehea tribe, who honors her culture through dance. […]
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Since the successful release in February, the Post-Release Monitoring team has been busy observing the released orangutans. Now, we bring you the first update on the three released orangutans in the Kehje Sewen Forest. A few weeks ago, 10 orangutans were released, after temporarily suspending the release efforts for the […]
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Last week, two orangutan releases were carried out two days apart. Seven rehabilitated orangutans from the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre were reintroduced to the rainforest. A few days later, three more orangutans, this time from Samboja Lestari, were released. These are the first orangutan releases since the global pandemic hit […]
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