News - BOS Australia

30th April 2014
Catch up with Lone's Media interviews during and subsequent to her March Lecture Series. Including her ABC Radio National interview with Richard Aedy.

3rd March 2014
BOS Foundation is committed to releasing orangutans into forest homes and, from 23 March to 8 May this year, BOS Australia is excited to give you the chance to ‘go wild’ as well...

3 February 2014
The Palm Oil Action Group (POAG) is running a palm oil campaign targeting Aldi!

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

4th December 2013
Meet Sura...now just six months old, Sura was the latest victim of the scandalous Indonesian deforestation activities.

7th November 2013
Go Wild with Gorgi Coghlan and Teisha Lowry. Celebrate our 100th orangutan release on Tuesday 26 November at 6pm for a 7pm start, Mercat, 456 Queen St Melbourne

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.

30 August 2013
Federal Shadow Minister for Climate Action Environment and Heritage, Greg Hunt, Coalition’s Orangutan And Rainforest Protection Plan

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.

4 June 2013
Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia announces new celebrity ambassador partnerships. BOS Australia is proud to align with such passionate media personalities, in their quest to help the plight of the orangutans.

18 May 2013
Baby orangutans orphaned by logging in Borneo have been given a new chance of life thanks to an Australian-run charity.

4 May 2013
Come along and visit BOS Australia at Sydney’s MindBodySpirit Festival at Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre from 16 - 19 May. Better still, can you spare a half day to volunteer on our stand?

21 April 2013
View the story of the rescue of orangutan Lou and her progress at the BOS Foundation sanctuary.

March 2013
In February Vice President of BOS Australia, Louise Grossfeldt travelled to our Nyaru Menteng sanctuary and worked with keepers and technicians to help develop a range of enrichment strategies.

Enrichment programs are vital for captive orangutans as they teach them how to forage for food, build, modify and use tools, increase agility and develop skills to survive in the wild.

20 October 2012

Radio National's Geraldine Doogue speaks to Anton Nurcahyo and Simon Husson from BOS Foundation about the release program.

16 October 2012

Animal conservation workers are hoping they've made a major breakthrough in the fight to save the endangered Borneo orangutan.

16 October 2012

BOS Foundation's Simon Husson speaks to Today.

28 September 2012
ORANG-UTAN School is about to say goodbye to another 20 graduates.

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.

Your Company can make a difference to the orangutans this Christmas. To order your Corporate Christmas Cards online this year simply visit our unique page at Charity Greeting Cards. or type https://www.orangutans.com.au/409 in your address bar.... View Article

Sunday August 26th
Come along and support BOS Australia at Warringah's 2012 annual Dogs Big Day Out, Frenchs Forest Showground, Blackbutt Rd, Frenchs Forest
It will be a fun day for the whole family.

10 August 2012
Last month, the world-first release of two endangered orangutans, rehabilitated by humans, took place in a protected Indonesian reserve with help from Australian animal welfare organisation, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia.

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.

19th June 2012
The News Group has produced an excellent short video which captures the magic of one of our recent releases. It appeared today on many of their sites including The Australian, Sun Herald and the Daily Telegraph.

Here is the video...

18 June 2012
BOS President Tony Gilding spoke with ABC Brisbane Afternoons presenter Kelly Higgins-Devineabout Forest School for the orangutans.

19 June 2012 The Northern Star
Tony Gilding has described the emotional moment when he witnessed the world-first release of two endangered orangutans into the wild during his recent trip to Indonesia.

13 June 2012
BOS Australia President, Tony Gilding was interviewed on Channel 10's The Circle program this morning

As the financial year draws to an end we would like you to join us in a new beginning.

It’s a journey into the wilds of Borneo travelling with very special companions who share 98.5% of their DNA with you.

We are immensely proud to have achieved a major objective – providing independence for rescued and orphaned orangutans in the tranquillity and safety of their natural jungle habitat.

With your help we can achieve this journey to freedom for 10 more primates, all gloriously individual. Just like you!

The complexities behind this relocation programme are substantial. Many of these beautiful primates, like 21-year old Mama Tata and her child have spent years in our sanctuaries being cared for and rehabilitated before set free in their natural environment.

This journey for each orangutan encompasses a “ticket price” of $9,450.  So at BOS in Australia, we are determined to raise $94,500 to provide freedom for another 10 orangutans this year.

In making your plans for the closing financial year we urge you to consider the tax effective advantages as well as the very real environmental gains your donation can share with these intelligent and
serene jungle apes.

Your donation is important and goes directly to BOS Indonesia to help bring this noble yet endangered species back from the brink and on a path to freedom.

To make a donation simply click here.
 

With our current appeal all proceeds from sales will be sent to our sanctuaries to care for orangutans that will never be free.

Why can’t they be free, you ask… It’s not that we don’t want them to be free, it’s just that they can’t be.

You can help by making a donation, or purchasing a gift certificate:

•    for vet care
•    for nourishing food
•    for transporting babies to and from Forest School, or
•    to make their days enriched and stimulating.                 

Donations and virtual gifts are tax deductible.

Adopt one of our beautiful babies, Miko or Nita, new to our adoption program, for as little as $12 per month.



By adopting us, you help us and others like us get back to the rainforest. Adopt now

Nyaru Menteng Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre now has a new wastewater treatment system that treats the dirty water from washing down orang-utan enclosures, from the clinic, from the kitchen, and from hand washing and some toilet facilities.

The new system was implemented from funding provided by BOS Australia and with the help of Nik Hyde (Nik Hyde Plumbing – Australia), Keith Bolton and Jayson Winmill (Ecoteam – Australia).

Wanted

2-4  eco adventurers to visit remote jungle in  Borneo, spend 6 days travelling along impossible roads, cross raging rivers and pay a small fortune for the privilege.

Reward

See a stunningly beautiful remote and wild part of Borneo seldom seen by Indonesians let alone foreigners.

Know that your trip has helped in the first ever major release of Orangutans back to the wild.

With the rainy season coming to an end, it allows us to start work on the Nyaru Menteng sewerage tanks and wetlands.

Dr. Keith Bolton of Ecoteam – an expert in this field and a leader of waste eco systems in Australia, is kindly donating his time and skills on this project along with a couple of Keith’s expert engineers and Lismore plumber, Nik Hyde.

These images show the initial settling/ treatment tank and the wetland.

24 November 2010
Indonesia's former Minister for Agriculture and Forestry is coming to Sydney to reveal plans for the largest ever release of captive orangutans into the wild.

Do you want to play a more active role in contributing to the survival of orangutans? Nominations are now open to join the BOS Australia Committee in 2014-15. The election will take place at our AGM in Sydney on Monday, 8th September 2014.

6 June 2010
Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia and its Indonesian counterpart have secured a 112,000 hectare site in Kalimantan, Indonesia for the release of rehabilitated orangutans.