BOS Australia Orangutan Adoptions

You can help save the life of an orphaned orangutan baby! By adopting one or all three of our adorable orangutans, Ruthie, Nody and Dodo, you are contributing directly to the care and wellbeing of the many orangutans at our Kalimantan centres.

Currently BOS is caring for over 800 orangutans between its three rescue and rehabilitation centres of Nyaru Menteng, Samboja Lestari and Wanariset. Most of these have been victims of the logging and palm oil industries which have contributed to over 80% of orangutan habitat having been destroyed in the past 20 years.

Click here to adopt Nody, Ruthie or Dodo now.

How will the adoption money help the orangutans?

Many orphaned orangutans have been rescued, but they must learn the skills to survive on their own in the rainforest before they can be released back into the wild.

At the reintroduction projects the orangutans are looked after by professional staff. They are checked for diseases and re-accustomed to living conditions in the rainforest – this includes developing climbing skills, learning to find food, and socialisation with other orangutans. This can take many years, so the cost is significant.

With the food and equipment required, as well as the facilities, rescue vehicles and round-the-clock staff to care for the infants and teach them how to survive, the average cost from rescue to release is $6000.

What do I receive during my adoption?

You can adopt Ruthie, Nody or Dodo for $120 per year (or $32.50 per quarter) either for yourself or as a gift. This is a tax deductible donation.

Your adoption pack will be posted to you or your nominated recipient. It includes the following: 

(All postage is included)

In addition you or the recipient will receive two updates per year on your chosen baby's progress as well as an online copy of our regular newsletter Grapevine.

You can adopt online or download the attached brochure and post the completed form back to us.

Click here to see the orangutans available for adoption

About Your Donation: Your donation will be used in general support of BOS rescue and rehabilitation efforts. There is no limit to the number of people who can adopt Ruthie, Nody and Dodo.

BOS Australia is run entirely by volunteers, so you can be assured that your donation will be spent where it is most needed - on the orangutans.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery of the posted adoption pack.

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 »

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 »

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

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

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 »

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 »

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

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 »