Kopral and Friends
In 2009, Kopral arrived at our Samboja Lestari centre in the most heartbreaking condition. Kept illegally as a pet for most of his young life, at four years of age, he made a perilous and futile attempt to escape his captors. After climbing an electricity pole, Kopral was severely electrocuted and left for dead for an entire week – it truly was a miracle that he survived.
When Kopral was brought to the BOS Foundation, he had severe burns covering most of his body, and sadly, both of his arms had to be amputated. Despite being a double amputee, he was an outstanding student at Forest School, climbing trees and building nests solely with his feet and mouth —a true superhero.
Because of his impressive skills and strong determination, he was selected to live a semi-wild life on one of our sanctuary islands. There, he thrived until fate intervened again: he seriously injured his right foot. To treat his ankle, the veterinary team moved him to the socialisation complex at Samboja Lestari, where he is adapting well, climbing the enrichment structures, and making steady progress.
Your support helps us care for Kopral and his friends, the other unreleasable orangutans in our care, as we sadly can never return them to the wild.
We have many other babies that need your help – Meet our family here!
Make a special donation to help care for the 400+ orangutans at our centres here.
How my Adoption Can Help
Safety in our Rehabilitation Centres
Rehabilitation centres are set up to accommodate confiscated or donated pet orangutans. The aim is to guide and teach apes to return to their habitat. Many orangutans have already been successfully returned and released back in the wild.
Dedicated Nannies
Orangutan infants stay with their mother until they are about 6 or 7 years old. The mother teaches them everything about survival in the forest. Orphan orangutans in our care have dedicated nannies who give them the love and teach them important skills to be a wild orangutan.
Critical Vet Care
Unfortunately, Orangutans will come to us critically ill or malnourished. They may also need care from time to time as they grow up and go through Forest School. Our dedicated veterinary team are on hand at both of our rehabilitation centres.
Reintroduction or Translocation into the Wild
When an orangutan has completed their Forest School training, we assess if they are ready to be released back into the wild. Our overriding goal is to reintroduce orangutans back to secure natural habitat. We can only do this with your support.
Why Adopt a Baby Orangutan?
Your adoption gift will be used in general support of our rescue and rehabilitation efforts, including medicine, food, equipment, rescue operations, cages and hundreds of other things necessary for the ongoing care of these fabulous animals.
There is no limit to the number of people who can adopt our babies.
