CLEVER KHEAL
In the lush canopy of Badak Kecil Island, amidst the rustling leaves and echoing calls of wildlife, Kheal, a remarkable orangutan, showcases her ingenuity in the face of challenges. As the morning sun cast its golden... View Article
Orangutan Profiles
Orangutan Profiles
AN UNEXPECTED, WILD FRIENDSHIP
Recently, the weather in Central Kalimantan, especially around Nyaru Menteng, has been unpredictable: Sometimes, it is very hot and dry, while other times, there is heavy rainfall and cool temperatures. As a result, several of Nyaru... View Article
A TALE OF RESILIENCE
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team at Camp Himba Pambelum in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park finally spotted Suci again. Find out how the young female is doing. The PRM team was thrilled to encounter... View Article
MEMA GETS PROMOTED
At now seven years old, Mema is in the sub-adult development phase. This stage of her life comes with quite a few changes as she grows and matures. Find out how they manifest themselves in Mema’s... View Article
BENI’S REMARKABLE PROGRESS
In the heart of Central Kalimantan’s Salat Island cluster, we catch up with everybody’s darling, Big Boy Beni. Since 2019, the ‘Orangutan Jungle School’ superstar has lived on Badak Besar Pre-Release Island, where he endures a... View Article
CANDIDATES FOR THE 43rd RELEASE FROM NYARU MENTENG
The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation, together with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia (KLHK) and the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Centre (BKSDA), will soon conduct the 43rd orangutan release... View Article
A LONG DELAY ENDS IN TRIUMPH
In 2013, a female orangutan named Cici missed her chance at true freedom when the BOS Foundation team had to postpone her release. Today, Cici is 24 years old and a resident of Kaja Island, where... View Article
A THRILLING ENCOUNTER
Who remembers Petto? We have missed him since our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from the Himba Pambelum Monitoring Camp in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park Area, Central Kalimantan, last encountered him in August 2022. Now,... View Article
BAIMAH’S DIET CHECK-IN
Baimah arrived at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in September 2022. At 15 kilograms, she was severely overweight for a two-year-old orangutan. Find out how she has improved. Before her rescue, a local villager had... View Article
JEFFREY SHARES HIS ISLAND HOME
Jeffrey, an unreleasable male orangutan too old to undergo rehabilitation, is now sharing Island 0 with Yuyun, a female orangutan who the BOS Foundation team transferred to the island in February. Jeffrey was born in 1998... View Article
YUYUN JOINS JEFFREY
Yuyun is a 29-year-old female orangutan with Orangutan Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ORDS) who previously occupied an individual enclosure at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre. She is one of 23 individuals with chronic respiratory diseases cared for... View Article
A NEW FRIEND OF THE FAMILY
Recently, a five-member Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team – consisting of Faldo, Balan, Dandi, Yunus and Welem – set off early into the forest for a day of patrolling. As our team members approached a main transect... View Article
MEET THE CANDIDATES OF THE FIRST RELEASE IN 2023
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia (KLHK), with the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of East Kalimantan, assisted by the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation has successfully conducted its 25th orangutan... View Article
HANUNG MOVES HOUSE
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team recently translocated Hanung, who the BOS Foundation released to the Kehje Sewen Forest in 2016. Find out why. In addition to releasing and monitoring orangutans in the forest, the PRM... View Article
BUNGARAN STARTS HIS OWN ADVENTURES
One morning, a Post-Release Monitoring team made up of members Pel, Emen and Jeje, along with our veterinarian, Dr Made, went on patrol along Transect #9. Suddenly, they spotted a male orangutan. Who was it? Well... View Article
AYU, GROWING UP AND BOLD
6-year-old Ayu was born in the wild to the rehabilitated orangutans Lesan and Hamzah (presumed), who were both released in the Kehje Sewen Forest a decade ago. Young orangutans at Ayu’s age will slowly begin to... View Article
LOVELY LOCKS, LADIES
Orangutans have distinctive personalities and unique physical characteristics. These make it easy for those who work with them to tell individuals apart. A few indicators our technicians use to identify orangutans are body size, facial features,... View Article
WHO IS LONG’S COMPANION?
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
SIGNE’S UNIQUE FAMILY DYNAMIC
Recently, the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team had the rare chance to observe an orangutan mother and her two children together. Find out who it was and why this family is so special. At the time, Jimi... View Article
A BREATHTAKING RIVER CROSSING
We have an exciting update about mother orangutan Sayang and her daughter Padma. Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Lesik observed them in the Kehje Sewen Forest in East Kalimantan. When our PRM team from... View Article
DILLA IS FINDING HER WAY
We have an update on Dilla! She is one of our unreleasable orangutans, and she became famous in the documentary series ‘Orangutan Jungle School’. While all orangutans in BOS Foundation’s care have a tragic backstory, Dilla... View Article
SNATCH IT WHILE YOU CAN!
Orangutans must learn and develop their repertoire of survival skills before being released into the wild. Competing with other orangutans over resources is an essential skill they need to master to become independent. However, some individuals... View Article
The only way is up
Do you miss cheeky Valentino? He is eagerly tackling his final steps to freedom on a pre-release island. But he still has a lot to learn. Find out how his island life has been going. Valentino,... View Article
A tribute to our sweet Shelton
Today is a very special day for our beloved Shelton. Exactly ten years ago, on 24 February 2012, our Samboja Lestari team rescued him. While looking for food, the six to seven-year-old male was beaten, shot... View Article
Beloved long-time residents
Do you enjoy watching our rescued orangutans playing and learning in Forest School and eventually returning to their true home in the Bornean rainforest? Unfortunately, the orangutan rehabilitation process does not always produce the desired results,... View Article
Resilient Nobri
This week we would like to tell you the story of resilient Nobri. It is one of our many stories of hope. Because no matter how impossible the obstacles may appear, if we provide an opportunity,... View Article
Mona (Mo-mon)
Mona (Mo-mon) A little about Mona (Mo-mon) Mona came to Nyaru Menteng in April 2001 from West Kalimantan. She was approximately two years old and weighed six kg. She was long and skinny with straight sparse hair and a great attitude. She loved the...
Togar (Mister cigar)
Togar (Mister cigar) A little about Togar (Mister cigar) Togar was confiscated in Pontianak in West Kalimantan and arrived at Nyaru Menteng in November 2001. He was approximately 2 years old, skinny and longlimbed. His hair would be a hairdressers...
Keke (ke)
Keke (ke) A little about Keke (ke) Keke arrived together with Koko on the 01 july 2002. She had been Kokos friend and comfort at the lab where they were held. Keke is 100 blind. Whether blind from birth or perhaps from being damaged during her mothers...
Nabima (BimBim)
Nabima (BimBim) A little about Nabima (BimBim) Nabima arrived a late night in September 2000, after a long trip from up river. She was filthy, her hair in dreadlocks and she was the scrawliest little thing we have ever seen. She weighed in at only 1,6...
Reno (No)
Reno (No) A little about Reno (No) Reno was brought to Nyaru Menteng together with Cantik on the 11th of April. He had been confiscated some 100 km from Palangka Raya and had only been with the owners for one day. He was approx 2 years old and still...
Jordan
A little about Jordan Jordan came from Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan in November 2001. He was a little over a year old and weighed 5,6 kilo. His hair was sparse and short, but his gleaming white teeth would have done any dentist proud to have him...
Cantik (tik)
Cantik (tik) A little about Cantik (tik)Cantik means beautiful in Indonesian, and she deserves the name. She was brought to Nyaru Menteng on the 11th of April by the local conservation office. She was approx 1.5-2 years old and had extremely long...
Gina (Gin)
Gina (Gin) A little about Gina (Gin) Gina was confiscated in Palangka Raya in November 2001. She had the most wonderful long hair flowing from her arms and body like a long vail. She was approximately one year old, but being very petite she weighed in...
Koko (ko)
Koko (ko) A little about Koko (ko) Koko arrived on the 1st of July 2002, from Bogor on Jawa. She was approx 1.5-2 years old, with big watery eyes, crocked ears, short dull looking hair and a great smile. She weighed 7 kg. She had been send from West...
Martizen (Tizen)
Martizen (Tizen) A little about Martizen (Tizen) Martizen came to Nyaru Menteng in February 2001. He was approximately two months old and weighed a mere 1,8 kg. He was totally helpless, his eyes like a new born unable to focus, he couldnt even sit on...
