8 October 2009
Wednesday 30th September saw an historic moment in Australia’s fight for sustainable palm oil - a Palm Oil Stakeholder Meeting took place at Woolworths’ head office in Sydney.
3 December 2009
There are two important things to know about tracking wild elephants, and it's better to learn both of them before you're actually in the jungle, tracking wild elephants.
A Celebration of 3 years of Orangutans releases. 167 free and 600 more to go. Dr Jamartin Sihite, CEO of BOS Indonesia (pictured) shared his joyous stories and footage of new freedoms and discussed BOS Indonesia’s... View Article
Please watch this short video for a brief outline of our achievements for 2019 in the rescue release and rehabilitation of Orangutans under our care in Borneo. Thank you for your support.
2 January 2009
A comprehensive article in this month's Scientific American by Jane Braxton Little traces Willie Smits's project to restore the rainforest at Samboja Lestari, the "everlasting forest".
27 January 2011
Palm oil, usually produced from a species of palm tree originally from West Africa, has emerged over the past 30 years as one of the world’s most widely used—and controversial—crops. Palm oil goes into a range of products available in virtually every supermarket, pharmacy, and department store.
14 August 2008
The Eco Products Fund, LP, a private equity fund jointly managed by New Forests Inc. of Washington, D.C. and Equator Environmental, LLC of New York City, and the Government of Sabah in Malaysia today launched the Malua Wildlife Habitat Conservation Bank (Malua BioBank, www.maluabiobank.com), a first-of-its-kind business model for rainforest conservation.
This privacy statement covers Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia Website at www.orangutans.com.au BOS respects the privacy of all visitors to its websites and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is kept securely. The... View Article
November 2014-December 2014
Project Orang-utan – The Exhibition (at Berrima and Sydney), by Jessica Warwick, is a Fundraising Art Exhibition featuring artists from Australia wide with the intention to raise awareness and to raise much needed funding for the International Animal Rescue Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre in Ketapang, Indonesian Borneo.
This privacy statement covers Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia Website at www.orangutans.com.au BOS respects the privacy of all visitors to its websites and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is kept securely.... View Article
20th August 2014
Aware Environmental has kicked off its “Save Gutan” campaign this week launching the website www.savegutan.com.au to raise knowledge on the palm oil issue. People can help save Gutan in three ways : Learn, Act and Give.
26 January 2010
Project to create sustainable palm oil project undermined by Western firms
2020 has been an unusually challenging year for everyone. All around the world, we lost loved ones, jobs and our way of life. However, despite the hurdles we’ve been up against, the support from you, our... View Article
13 June 2008
The number of orangutans could fall by nearly 50 percent over the next decade due to habitat destruction and human-animal conflicts, according to estimates by the directorate general for forest protection and nature conservation.
Sunday 25th April 2010
Dateline Current Affairs program on SBS TV ran a piece on the orang-utans in Borneo and the threat from palm oil plantations.
20 August 2011
Laboratory testing of Lazer IT office paper made in Indonesia and sold here by Officeworks reveals it is made up of 84 per cent tropical rainforest fibre, in apparent conflict with the retailer's environment policies.
2 July 2013
Kevin Rudd is visiting Indonesia the first week of July 2013. We ask he look at the devastating effects of importing uncertified, unsustainable Palm Oil into Australia.
1 December 2015
As 2015 draws to an end, the BOS Foundation inaugurates a new special care unit and releases 4 orangutans from Samboja Lestari to Kehje Sewen Forest
8 October 2013
Join environmental not-for-profit Sustainable Table and Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia at Palace Verona Cinema on Wednesday 30th October, for a screening of multi-award winning documentary Green, and to learn about the complex issue of palm oil production and how we can be part of the solution.
Help R.A.N.G.A celebrate the end of GINGERary at SUMMERGINGE 2014
February 2014
Come and party with R.A.N.G.A and a room full of natural & wannabe rangas whilst raising money for BOS Australia- Summer Ginge 2014
In the last 20 months alone, BOS Foundation has rescued 27 orangutans, that would have otherwise died or perhaps worse; lived a short life caged as a pet. Since 2012 BOS has released 433 orangutans back... View Article
Thanks to your incredibly generous support, we are now breaking ground on a crucial rehabilitation project for a degraded peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Borneo. The area was once part of a failed mega-rice cultivation... View Article
26 April 2009
A battle has broken out between conservationists over attempts to save the orang-utan. The groups are divided over the issue of reintroducing to the wild orphaned animals that are now living in refuges in Borneo and Sumatra.
15 September 2008
On Tuesday 12th August, Year 7 Indonesian classes (7G, 7H & 7M) hoped to make a difference by participating in Vincentia High School’s Inaugural Orangutan Day.
Despite peaking in the 1990s, Indonesia’s forests are still being destroyed at a completely unsustainable rate, forcing wild animals – including orangutans – out of their natural habitats. Pushed out of their forest homes, orangutans are... View Article
22 June 2012
Tony Gilding speaks to Sen Lam from Radio Australia on the release of Hamzah and Berlian.
The two young primates spent five years in "Orangutan School" to prepare them for freedom.
30 September 2009
Fleur Butcher from Melbourne Zoo visited Nyaru Menteng earlier in the year and caught up with her orangutan friend Melvin. The trip was the next stage in the skills exchange program with Melbourne Zoo and was funded by BOS Australia.
3 September 2013
"Nothing would do more to rapidly decrease the risk of climate change than a major plan to protect global rainforests" - Opposition climate action spokesman Greg Hunt, media release, 30 August.
On August 28, 2018, the BOS Foundation released six more orangutans from the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation and Reintroduction Centre to the Kehje Sewen Forest, in East Kalimantan. With this release, we also welcome International Primate Day,... View Article
21 April 2013
View the story of the rescue of orangutan Lou and her progress at the BOS Foundation sanctuary.
16 October 2008
The majestic forests are vanishing in smoke and sawdust, but there's still hope for the island's fabled biodiversity
Recently, Indonesia declared a state of emergency. On the island of Sumatra and in the province of Kalimantan, Borneo, firefighters are working tirelessly to keep the forest fires back. So far, the devastation is not as... View Article
Sunday, 2nd September 2012
If you’re looking to surprise your Dad with a gift this Fathers’ Day that isn’t the proverbial sock, tie and T-shirt combo, why not give him a gift that truly keeps on giving by adopting an orphaned baby orangutan from Borneo Orangutan Survival.
7 October 2008
Malaysian palm oil exported for use in food, biofuels and cosmetics is far from 'green' - contrary to claims by Malaysian palm oil producers - shows the new report "Malaysian Palm Oil: Green Gold or Green Wash?" released today (October 7) by Friends of the Earth groups.
30 October 2012
By the end of 2015 all palm oil used in central UK Government food and catering services will come from environmentally friendly sources, Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced today.
