The orangutan is critically endangered but continues to be killed in Borneo. However, the work that Save the Orangutan and other organizations are doing brings hope for the future. A recent study highlighted by The Guardian shows that although it is both taboo and criminal to kill orangutans, it occurred […]

The monitoring team in the Bukit Batikap forest recently witnessed something very special: They caught sight of the released orangutan Daisy with a small baby. Daisy was released in Bukit Batikap back in 2012 – the very first year that our partner organization BOS Foundation started releasing rehabilitated orangutans into […]

Otong, Peanut and Priska have moved to a pre-release island – the last stage of the rehabilitation process. The pre-release island is a place where the orangutans test their abilities in natural surroundings before they are finally released back into the rainforest. The relocation team, consisting of medical staff, technicians as well […]

Thanks to CISU-funded projects, the indigenous people of Rungan have been granted legal status as guardians of the forest. This will protect the area from exploitation and preserve the home of the wild orangutan. Rungan is a remote natural area in southern Borneo with great biodiversity. One example of this […]

Kejora was illegally kept as a pet before she was rescued and came to the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center. Recently, she and nine other orangutans were reintroduced into the rainforest. It was in 2016 that the 1,5 year old Kejora was rescued from an oil palm plantation where she had […]

BBC has, after a year of investigations, been able to uncover a global torture network that enjoys watching baby macaques being harmed and killed on film. The terrible news has been widely spread in international media. Hundreds of customers in the US, England and other countries have been paying Indonesians […]

With the release of Ben, an important milestone was reached for Save the Orangutan and our partnerorganization BOS Foundation. Ben became orangutan number 500 who now roams free in the rainforest. There comes a special time for orangutans in rehabilitation when they are to be transported to remote parts of […]

The European Parliament has adopted a law to combat deforestation and degradation of forests. Companies must now document that goods imported to the European market cannot be linked to the clearing or degradation of forests. It is a well-known fact that our consumption in the West contributes to forests being […]

Mankind have used drugs and other substances since the dawn of time to get into a different state of mind. But new research suggests that orangutans and other great apes like to put themselves in a similar state. A recent British study shows that not only people like to change […]