Registrations are now closed for the walk from Bondi Beach to Rushcutters Bay on 27 March to raise money for an orangutan nursery.

However you can still be involved though sponsoring one of our walkers.

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BOS Australia is looking for a volunteer to develop and grow our volunteer program.

This is an unpaid position which requires approx 5-10 hours per week.

The successful applicant would work from home. It is expected that most work would be done on the phone and by email.

Assistance would be provided by the BOS Administrator and a committee member as well as the NSW Volunteer coordinator.
 
Out of pocket expenses would be reimbursed.

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Click here to adopt Nody, Ruthie or Dodo now
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Dr Stephen Van Mil will be leading a trip to Borneo to visit the orangutans of Kalimantan in late May 2010.

At the end of the 6 day trip there is an optional extension to visit the sun bears at Samboja Lestari. Darek Figa, who has led the enrichment program for the bears, will be your guide.

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Get to meet some of the Nyaru Menteng orphans in this rollercoaster ride of emotions.

This superb DVD contains the first series of the hit BBC television documentary and is available from our shop now.

 

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Why we are failing orangutans

10 March 2010
It is no secret that orangutans are threatened with extinction because their rain forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Ten years ago, Shawn Thompson, a writer, former journalist and university professor, set out to chronicle the threat to orangutans in a book released in March 2010. Read Article »
 
 
Decoding the long calls of the orangutan

10 March 2010
Research into the long calls of male Orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. Read Article »
 
 
"Environmentally-friendly" biofuels cause more harm

2 March 2010
'Environmentally-friendly' biofuels have been found to be more harmful to the planet than normal fossil fuel. Read Article »
 
 
Unilever drops major palm-oil producer

22 February 2010
BBC documentary shows Indonesian company clearing protected rainforest.

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Red alert: conservationists name 25 primates most at risk

18 February 2010
Gorillas, orang-utans and a cyanide-eating lemur are among the world’s 25 most critically endangered primates, scientists have said. Read Article »
 
 
Palm oil plantations are now 'forests,' says EU

5 February 2010
The European Commission and some EU member states hope to redefine palm oil plantations as "forests," according to a leaked document from the EU executive. Read Article »
 
 
Campaign to save tropical forests failed by food giants

26 January 2010
Project to create sustainable palm oil project undermined by Western firms

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Good governance vital to success of REDD

25 January 2010
Payments to developing countries to reduce emissions from deforestation will only succeed if corruption and lack of financial management capacity are addressed, says new report. Read Article »
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