Recognising our Orangutan Champions

BOS Australia wishes to thank all their supporters who through their actions are helping in our fight to save the orangutans.

A special thanks to the following people and organisations:

Over the years, Aussie Dog enrichment items have repeatedly proved their worth in not only keeping the orangutans challenged but also in surviving some pretty rough treatment.

Aussie Dog has always come to the assistance of BOS Australia with the offer of donated items as well as significant discounts. Our thanks to Joe and his team.

The Judith Eardley Save Wildlife Association generously sponsored an important stage in our Welding for Welfare program. With its donation, we were able to send an electrician to Nyaru Menteng and to bring two enrichment technicians and a veterinarian to Zoos Victoria as part of a broader skills transfer program in 2008.

It is also providing ongoing support through its Wildlife Pledge site where supporters are able to make ongoing donations to BOS.

Joan Pearson has been a wonderful friend to the orangutans and bears over many years. Her hospitality is renowned and she has opened up her Sydney home to numerous events, raising significant funds for BOS.

Thank you so much for all you do Joan!

A special thanks to Sandie Morris of Bearpatch Crafts who spends considerable time and effort handmaking fabric shoulder bags for BOS to sell at events and stalls.

Each bag is unique and depicts the BOS orphans, making them very popular with orangutan supporters.

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.

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.

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

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »