0 TO 65 IN 65 DAYS!!

What does that mean? 

Find out – it’s a REALLY important step for the orangutans and the biggest challenge we’ve taken on so far.

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YOU MADE IT!

 

This week the funds raised in our 0 to 65 promotion crossed the goal line of $65,000 ($65,185 to be precise)!    

 

Thank you so much again to everyone who has made this possible.  It has been a real team effort and shows what great supporters the orangutans have at BOS Australia! 


BOS Fundraising Team, August 2010

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Trying to avoid palm oil in your shopping basket? We offer you a helping hand Read Article »

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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Annie Marie Musselman began her conservation project last year when she learned of deforestation by palm oil plantations in Borneo.

She determined to document the world of sanctuaries and animal refugee camps for those animals on the verge of extinction.

Annie Marie visited the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Sanctuary and returned with some beautiful if haunting images.

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Latest BOS News and Information
Forest groups call on Oz to ban illegal timber import

28 August 2010
Indonesian environmental activists have called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to honor an election promise to ban the import of illegal timber.

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Orangutans in rehabilitation to get new homes in Kalimantan

25 August 2010
With a permit already in hand, PT Orangutan Habitat Restoration Indonesia (ROI) is preparing to release orangutans into Borneo jungles after years of being held in rehabilitation centers.

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BOS to release first rehabilitated orangutans in 9 years

23 August 2010
Free At Last: First rehabilitated orangutan in 9 years to be released into the wilds of Borneo.

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Indonesia may let palm oil growers collect CO2 credits

20 August 2010
JAKARTA - Indonesia may propose palm oil plantations be eligible to earn carbon credits under a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at preserving forests, a forestry ministry official said on Monday. Read Article »

 
 
Govt to set aside 30 million ha for rare species

12 August 2010
The government plans to set aside 30 million hectares of protected forests for habitats for endangered species in order to prevent their extinction. Read Article »

 
 
Orangutans most energy efficient primate

12 August 2010
A new study has found orangutans need less food fuel than we do for the same, or greater, levels of activity.

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Activists, businesses work to save the orangutan

15 July 2010
Why should we protect the orangutan? It is a frequently asked question when lay-people, including businesspeople, discuss the need to protect orangutans, Asia's only great ape, which is greatly endangered. Read Article »

 
 
The ape dictionary

23 June 2010
If an orangutan blows a raspberry, smacks you on the side of your body or gives you a nip on the arm, don't worry. Read Article »

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