A baby orangutan was rescued and brought to the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre on August 9. The rescued male orangutan is in quarantine and is after circumstances in good health. Just after midnight on 9 August, the wildlife rescue team from the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) delivered […]

The Post-Release Monitoring team can now share their observations from the first day in the wild for the seven recently released orangutans. In early June, seven orangutans were released in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR). Now we have some more details to share about the Post-Release Monitoring […]

When orphaned orangutans have gone through a successful rehabilitation process, they are ready to be released into the wild. Seven orangutans reached the end of their rehabilitation journey last week. Amber, Barlian, Darryl, Reren, Suayap, Randy, and Unggang. These are the seven orangutans who have spent the last few years […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Orangutan Dilla arrived at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre after a traumatic time in captivity. Therefore, she was unable to learn all necessary survival skills and take care of her daughter Delilah. Luckily, both orangutans have now begun a new chapter of their lives. While all orangutans at the […]