17 October 2014
Two months after one of our beautiful female orangutans, Doren, disappeared, the team at Nyaru Menteng were delighted to find her by Rungan river near Kanarakan Village, which is more than 30kms away from where she was last sighted on Bangamat Island.
October 2014
The success of the BOS Foundation's orangutan reintroduction programs, which recommenced in February 2012, has been an amazing journey for all of us.
9 October, 2014
Oil palm plantations are a major threat to orangutans, but new initiatives for deforestation-free palm oil may help save them.
16 September 2014
The orangutan population is disappearing more quickly than you could probably read this sentence.
5th August 2014
The sad reality of each young orangutan who enters our rehabilitation centers is that they come from having lived through a bitter past; usually having been separated from their mother at a very young age and little Tundai is no different.
8th August 2014
Press Release: After being cared for at the BOSF Rehabilitation Center in Nyaru Menteng for more than one year, five wild orangutans, who were rescued from an oil palm plantation and residential area, can now return to suitable and safe natural habitat.
20 April 2014
After successfully releasing four orangutans yesterday, today the BOS Foundation at Nyaru Menteng continued the orangutan release activities by sending eight orangutans into Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
21st March 2014
In the spirit of World Forestry Day on March 21, 2014, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation releases 10 orangutans from the East Kalimantan Orangutan Reintroduction Center in Samboja Lestari back into their natural habitat.
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.
1st December 2013
This was the day Yayang and her daughter, Sayang were returned to their forest home with thanks to BOS Australia's generous supporters
28 September 2013
AFTER 17 years of saving orphaned orangutans in Borneo the former air stewardess who gave up everything to protect the animals is now starting to release them back into the wild.
16 August 2013
Happy Independence Day, Orangutans. Meet the 18 release candidates.
8 July 2013
A couple of recent articles from crikey.com.au and The Economist have highlighted the cause of the haze that has blanketed Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in recent weeks.
14 June 2013
This endearing duo are ready to take their first steps into the wild forest. Many orangutans like Yayang and Sayang have their life in the forest ripped from beneath them, though this special mother and her child are the lucky ones that have the opportunity to return.
22 February 2013
Freedom… It is one of our most fundamental and precious privileges. Yet is something we so much take for granted.
February 2013
Last September in Nyaru Menteng, BOS Germany had an interview with Ahmat Suyoko, Post-Release Monitoring Coordinator, concerning the first releases and life in the monitoring camp.
21 December 2012
We are delighted to announce that Astrid delivered a beautiful baby this month in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest.
21 November 2012
On the journey back to Nyaru Menteng from reintroducing 21 orangutans into natural habitat, Program Manager Anton Nurcahyo received a call from Chanee of the Kalaweit Foundation to inform us that yet another orangutan needed our help.
Orangutan Protection Foundation: 12 October 2012 Lone and Leonora get reacquainted After a two-year break Lone Dröscher Nielsen returns to Borneo to meet the orangutans and the centre she founded 13 years ago. The time we... View Article
12 October 2012
After a two-year break Lone Dröscher Nielsen returns to Borneo to meet the orangutans and the centre she founded 13 years ago.
19 October 2012
On Thursday October 18, 2012, the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation was requested by the East Kalimantan Conservation and Natural Resources Authority (BKSDA) to provide medical services, health checks and blood sampling at the East Kalimantan BKSDA Office in Samarinda for one adult female orangutan who had just been rescued by BKSDA.
19 October 2012
Three orangutans formerly kept as pets have been handed over by the East Kalimantan Natural Conservancy Office to the Samboja Lestari orangutan rehabilitation center on Thursday.
8 August 2012
In an effort to meet the target that set by the Indonesian Orangutan Conservation Action Plan 2007-2017, BOS Foundation in Nyaru Menteng will release 8 orangutans, following 15 orangutans that have been released previously.
17 July 2012
The heat of the sun never dissuades the BOS Foundation's animal care technicians and never stops them from doing their activities.
17 July 2012
Sue who was previously known as Cheryl is a clever and playful orangutan.
17 July 2012
In a series of events conducted by Bridgestone, a leading tyre manufacturer, the BOS Foundation accepted generous donations including cash in the amount of IDR 40 million, car tyres, as well as tree planting and care on a one-hectare area at Samboja Lestari for 8 years.
18 June 2012
The Central Kalimantan Orangutan Reintroduction Program at Nyaru Menteng is planning to release eight more orangutans in Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest at the end of July 2012.
May 06, 2012 Another 2 Orangutans from Samboja Lestari are released. Back to the wild, they are free.
Welcome ‘home’ Hamzah and Berlian! Enjoy the forest! Thanks to you all.
See the video above. Further progress can be followed at the BOS blog.
27 April 2012
Rescued orangutans returned to the rainforests of Indonesia are the first to be released in a decade
April 24, 2012 The first 3 Orangutans from Samboja Lestari are released. Back to the wild, they are free.
And it wouldn't have happened without the support BOS Australia donors. Thanks to you all.
See the video above. Further progress can be followed at the BOS blog.
Manchester 1824: 17 Apr 2012 Orangutans may be smarter than previously thought if a new study into the sophisticated way they build nests is any indication. Scientists at The University of Manchester spent a year observing... View Article
2 April 2012
Several multinational companies have vowed to boycott the huge forestry conglomerate, Asia Pulp and Paper, after a public outcry after evidence emerged of illegal logging by APP in Indonesia, that is damaging the habitat of rare animals such as the Sumatran tiger.
Nyaru Menteng,Central Kalimantan, March 29, 2012.
After a successful release of four orangutans on February 28 in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest, eleven orangutans are now in the final preparation stage to be released in the same region. This release will be conducted on March 30-31.
Mama Tata and Tata (pictured) are two of those about to taste freedom.
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Orangutans are part of the great ape family. There are four kinds of great apes: Orangutans: Gorillas: Chimpanzees: Bonobo: Orangutan Facts Orangutan Gallery
28 February 2012
Four orangutans were released into the wild on Indonesia's Borneo island on Tuesday, an official said, as the country ramps up efforts to protect the animals from extinction.
