25 December 2011
Solaris Paper Pty Ltd, which supplies the Australian market with private label tissue products, is an Australian operated and managed affiliate of Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP), a brand umbrella for paper products manufactured by a number of mills in Indonesia. Things got nasty recently when its tussle with Greenpeace over sourcing of rainforest timber became public.
Palm Oil The single greatest threat facing orangutans today is habitat loss. The average annual rate of forest loss in Indonesia was 498,000 hectares (FAO, 2010) from 2000 to 2010 or the equivalent of over 55... View Article
16 October 2008
The majestic forests are vanishing in smoke and sawdust, but there's still hope for the island's fabled biodiversity
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
Orangutans are semi-solitary primates who spend the majority of their lives alone. However, in some orangutan populations, the females will gather in groups from time to time, especially during the fruiting season, when forest food is... View Article
We are thrilled to introduce you to the eight orangutans who are about to return to their true home in the Bornean rainforest. This will be the 38th orangutan release from our Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue... View Article
6 September 2008
Somebody stuck a crate in my face at the market in Balikpapan. Looking out between the slats were the very, very sad eyes of a baby orangutan.
A mother and baby orangutan, facing certain death, were rescued from hunters armed with machetes, knives and ropes.
When the Rescue team arrived, the mother gave no resistance, which is extraordinary behavior for a wild orangutan, suggesting she was totally exhausted from being chased all night.
Hunters can be paid up to A$150 for each orangutan they kill.
The good news is that the release site was the Kehje Sewen site which was funded by Australian BOS donors including a significant contribution by John Cochrane.
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A review of Thinkers of the Jungle by Sydney Morning Herald's Nick Galvin
26 June 2009
As Borneo's rain forests are razed for oil palm plantations, wildlife centers are taking in more and more orphaned orangutans and preparing them for reintroduction into the wild. But the endangered primates now face a new threat — there is not enough habitat where they can be returned.
24 August 2015
In commemoration of the International Orangutan Day on 19th August, BOS Foundation will release another 20 orangutans from Nyaru Menteng to Bukit Batikap Conservation forest, Central Kalimantan.
13 December 2010
Close to 90 percent of the world’s orangutans are found in Indonesia. And Kalimantan is their home. Which is why the orangutan is widely known as the island’s flagship species.
Our post-release monitoring (PRM) team from Nles Mamse Camp, deep in the Kehje Sewen Forest, recently reported the good news that they had observed two orangutans who have been living in Kehje Sewen for a number... View Article
6 December 2013
J.B. MacKinnon, environmental food guru writes of a future world where only 10 percent of nature will be left and suggests that we all become conscious consumers to slow down this slippery slide.
When our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team was recently on patrol, the canopy suddenly started rustling – and a surprising visitor appeared. It was Justin, a male orangutan released into the Kehje Sewen Forest in 2017. The... View Article
When our Post Release Monitoring team recently observed female orangutan Desi, they made an exciting discovery. Desi is currently the only rehabilitated orangutan living on the pre-release island of Juq Kehje Swen in East Kalimantan. The... View Article
16 August 2011
In July 2010, US investor Todd Lemons and Russian energy giant Gazprom believed they were just weeks from winning final approval for a landmark forest preservation project in Indonesia.
20 August 2008
Conservationists are claiming an early victory in the preservation of Indonesian native forests, not by taking action in the lush forests of Papua and Kalimantan, but by protesting on the streets of Western cities.
Biology An orangutan’s lifespan is about 35-40 years in the wild, and sometimes into the 50’s in captivity. Orangutan females only give birth about once every eight years – the longest time between births of any... View Article
6th April 2017
The Western focus on saving the endangered Borneo orang-utan from palm oil plantations overlooks the industry’s effect on indigenous communities and the climate change impact of the loss of peat forests.
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: Our most... View Article
Can you imagine the joy and excitement the team at Camp Lesik felt when they spotted an unexpected visitor after nine long years? In the last few days, the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team at Camp Lesik... View Article
24 August 2015
Last Sunday, we focused our efforts on nest-to-nest observations of Yayang and her new baby. (
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia (KLHK), the Natural Resources Conservation Centre (BKSDA) of Central Kalimantan, and the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation will soon conduct the 44th orangutan release from... View Article
Our Post Release Monitoring team spotted Long again! The female orangutan left a deep impression on the BOS staff, as her relationship with Arief is one of the most extraordinary we have ever observed. It all... View Article
3 February 2015
After spending a year studying orangutans with NG Explorer Dr. Cheryl Knott, Robert Rodriguez Suro is returning to Indonesia to commence his own National Geographic Young Explorers Grant project.
23 September 2009
About five percent, or two million tonnes of the expected crop of 40 million tonnes of Crude Palm Oil produced in 2009 is expected to be certified as sustainable this year, environmental standards watchdog, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) estimates.
21 May 2009
Two female orangutans have been seen cannibalising the bodies of their recently deceased babies. Such behaviour has never before been recorded in any great ape species.
21 October 2009
During what was at times an emotional speech, Sabah's Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun, called on the palm oil industry to stop polluting rivers and work with NGOs to save orangutans and other wildlife.
28 October 2008
Nine-year-old Yuni held on tight to her mother's hand as a large orangutan approached an enclosure window of the Smutzer Primate Center in Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta.
1 May 2009
A cooking oil that is driving the destruction of the rainforests, displacing native people and threatening the survival of the orangutan is present in dozens of Britain's leading grocery brands, an investigation by The Independent has found.
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team was recently conducting a routine patrol in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Central Kalimantan, when a strong signal was detected from Janu, a 9-year-old male released in February 2017.... View Article
15 June 2011
Parliament is considering new food-labelling laws that would force food companies to disclose if their product contains palm oil or genetically modified material.
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