Careful consideration is essential when determining the release area for orangutans. One of the most important factors is ensuring that the forest is productive and its natural food sources can sustain an orangutan population far into... View Article
Every year on February 21, Indonesia celebrates National Waste Awareness Day. This occasion serves as an opportunity to improve public awareness of the importance of sustainable waste management for all and its critical role in preserving... View Article
Orangutans are also highly curious beings. Even though our Post-Release-Monitoring team is used to our red cousins’ inquisitive nature, a recent observation took them by surprise. Our PRM team at Camp Nles Mamse woke up to... View Article
4-year-old Monyo is part of our adoption family and enjoys his days in Forest School. His social skills have greatly improved; he is close with Niniek and friendly with Jeni, Ramangai, Aiko, and Alexander. Together with... View Article
Meet another fascinating species that shares the same ecosystem as orangutans. While its life is short, its unique appearance is truly unforgettable. The Bridal Veil Mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) is a type of fungus that grows solitary... View Article
Orangutans, a species that spends most of their time in the trees, can consume a vast variety of foods. Their excellent climbing abilities enable them to obtain fruits and other food sources inaccessible to ground-dwelling animals.... View Article
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
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
BOS collaborates with indigenous communities to use locally grown grass as a polybag substitute for reforestation projects. Purun (Lepironia articulata) is a type of rush or grass of the Cyperaceae family that grows in Indonesia’s peatlands, especially on the... View Article
The BOS Foundation has once again rescued a juvenile orangutan in a collaborative effort. The rescue team picked up the young female in mid-September 2023. When Basar saw the team for the first time, she showed... View Article
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
We are thrilled to announce that the BOS Foundation team has returned another eight orangutans to their forest home in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park. In collaboration with the park office and the Central... 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
Recently, a resident of Sei Gohong village reported that a wild orangutan had approached the outskirts of the village area. BOS swiftly took action to rescue the animal. A male orangutan was sighted close to the... View Article
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
We have not one but two beautiful opportunities for you to support our cause this festive season and spread some cheer for our amazing red cousins. While we are celebrating each successful release, we must not... View Article
We are thrilled to report that we brought another twelve orangutans home. In mid-November, our parent organisation, the BOS Foundation, successfully conducted their 68th orangutan release as a monumental back-to-back airlifting operation. It was a long-planned... View Article
Michel Zwecker has been BOS Australia’s Philanthropy Manager for the past three years. He will soon be moving on, but before he leaves, we asked him to share some insights about his critical work. How vital... View Article
CANDIDATES FOR THE 42nd ORANGUTAN RELEASE FROM NYARU MENTENG 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)... View Article
A release is the final stage of an often lengthy and challenging rehabilitation process. The culmination of this process is the return of orangutans to their forest homes, where they can naturally contribute to the ecosystem... View Article
Our Post Release Monitoring (PRM) team awoke to a sunny morning as they prepared to undertake a routine patrol in the forest. As usual, they departed from Camp Nles Mamse for the day’s expedition. Yunus and... View Article
Did you know that the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre has a special sun bear sanctuary? It currently houses 73 of the world’s smallest bears in a complex that replicates their natural habitat and allows them to... View Article
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
Do you remember the orangutans we released into the Kehje Sewen Forest in May? Amongst them are Andreas, Riana, and Leann. Find out how they are doing in their new home in the forest. Andreas, Riana,... View Article
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
If you’ve ever watched the documentary series ‘Orangutan Island’, you know her – the coolest female star ever to hit the TV screen: ‘Sheriff Daisy’. It’s been a while since we’ve seen her, but our Post-Release... View Article
There are so many ways you can help us save orangutans from extinction. But none are quite as exciting as our Volunteer Program in Borneo and our new Trek for Orangutans to the summit of Mount... View Article
In June, we released ten more orangutans into the Bornean rainforest. One of them was eight-year-old Kejora. Her life is a story of both unbelievable cruelty and hope. Despite her tremendous challenges, Kejora’s release proves that... View Article
We are thrilled to announce that our Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation family has just expanded with the addition of our seventh partner – BOS New Zealand. Officially registered as a charity on 13 June 2023,... View Article
Judith Curran, sometimes known as Ibu Juju by her friends at Nyaru Menteng, co-founded BOS New Zealand and is a highly accomplished television producer and executive. She is widely recognised for her exceptional work on the... View Article
With global climate change creating more extreme weather events, forest fires tragically make headlines all too often. In Kalimantan, the working areas of the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation have not been spared from occasional fire... View Article
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
International Orangutan Day is observed annually on 19 August, and we are thrilled to mark this important event again in 2023. This particular day reminds us just how precious this primate species is and why we... View Article
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
In May, the BOS Foundation successfully conducted its 25th orangutan release in East Kalimantan. Immediately after, the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team started their nest-to-nest observations on the five orangutans, paying particular attention to Mayer and Elaine.... View Article
The Himba Pambelum Monitoring Camp is officially opened. The inauguration ceremony happened after the release of four orangutans into the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) at the Hiran River site. Witnessing the release and... View Article
