26 April 2009
A battle has broken out between conservationists over attempts to save the orang-utan. The groups are divided over the issue of reintroducing to the wild orphaned animals that are now living in refuges in Borneo and Sumatra.
14 January 2011
The delay of a scheduled moratorium on forest conversion that was supposed to be enforced at the beginning of the year is the result of lobbying by businesses operating in the country's forests, an official says.
5 August 2009
Like Bruce Wayne switching to his Batman voice, orangutans may be going deep to deter predators, and some are even using tools to sound more intimidating, a new study says.
26 October 2009
Indonesia is destroying its forests faster than any other country, according to the Guinness Book of Records, with an average two million hectares disappearing every year, double the annual loss in the 1980s.
28 October 2009
On the 13 Oct 2009 confiscation team of BOS Nyaru Menteng received a report saying that a local Palangkaraya citizen wanted to hand over his orangutan pet.
20 September 2010
The billions of dollars that Indonesia stands to earn every year in climate-change deals could be at risk if it fails to stamp out corruption in its forestry sector, antigraft authorities warn.
25 November 2010
A $1 billion dollar deal with Norway to save Indonesia's forests and cut planet-warming carbon emissions will trigger a much-needed shake up of Indonesia's notorious bureaucracy, a top official said.
Loss of habitat The most important risk factor for orangutans is the loss of habitat. Suitable orangutan habitat in Indonesia and Malaysia has declined by more than 80% in the last 20 years. It is estimated... View Article
Purchase of rainforest You can assist in the development of Samboja Lestari by making a symbolic purchase of rainforest. The cost to purchase 1 square metre is AU$10.00. From this sum of money the following costs... View Article
1 May 2009
My biggest wish is that people in the western world could understand what is happening here in Borneo, and how the demand for palm oil is devastating the rainforests and contributing to the extinction of the orangutan.
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.
1 March 2011
ONE of the world's biggest pulp and paper companies engaged in “systematic, sophisticated and long-running'' collusion to fix the price of paper in Australia, the Federal Court has found.
1 April 2010
Home-brand biscuits, dressings, and even shampoo, are contributing to the destruction of orang-utan populations in South-East Asia faster than their branded cousins, a report reveals.
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...
13 September 2011
Indonesia's president has expanded the staffing of an agency that aims to save tropical forests to gain carbon credits, after the body struggled to make progress required to win a $1 billion climate deal with Norway.
1 December 2009
Environmental nongovernmental organizations released a report on Monday accusing Australia of using a bilateral forestry project in Kalimantan to avoid reducing emissions at home while ignoring the welfare of indigenous peoples here.
26 May 2010
Indonesia and Norway signed a letter of intent to reduce deforestation and degradation in Oslo on Wednesday, in which Norway will provide up to US$1 billion in grant for Indonesia to protect its forests.
1 October 2010
There’s an easy charm to Banda Aceh that belies its tumultuous history—and a ground-breaking climate change experiment.
BOSA’s overarching objective is protect Orangutans and to stop deforestation as a result of palm oil plantations in South East Asia. We wish to achieve this objective through the following strategies: 1)Inform and mobilise the Australian... View Article
1 June 2014
Enrichment is a vital part of a fulfilling and stimulating life for a captive orangutan. It is essential not only for unreleasable orangutans, but those preparing to return to the wild. Help us to enrich and nurture the lives of the orangutans who are unable to be returned to the wild.
October 22nd 2010
The Indonesian government is imposing a moratorium on forest clearing in return for $1 billion grant from Norway to fund projects to curtail deforestation and land degradation. Environmental groups and some businesses welcome the freeze.
Drum Roll, Please! We are happy to announce the 5th natural birth among released orangutans in the Kehje Sewen Forest and the 21st wild-born baby across all release sites. Female orangutan Signe, released to the forest... View Article
It was early in the morning when our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team at Camp Lesik, in the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan, set out to capture Bong. The female orangutan, whom we released five years ago,... View Article
2 August 2009
A hundred or so orangutans have just returned from a day at "forest school," where they learn to find food, use tools and fear snakes.
A little about Trold On the evening of 27th of February some people from the village nearest Kaja Island reported they had brought a small orangutan down from up river where it was held captive under appalling conditions. We picked her up the next...
Our concern with palm oil tends to focus on the impact on orangutans, in particular on the destruction of their habitat as the industry expands ever further into the rainforest. However the impacts go beyond this.
Rocky A little about Rocky Rocky was reported to us on the last day of the Yearly BOSF meeting on the 15th of June... again because of the newspaper-campaign. The owners had bought him up the river, thinking he would be a great pet for their small...
August 2016
Utilise your Fundraising Management experience to develop and implement the BOSA Fundraising Strategy and programs relating to orangutan adoptions, individual and major donors as well as grants & philanthropic foundations.
21 August 2011
A spry 80-year-old cruises through the thick vegetation of western Borneo, or western Kalimantan, as it's known to Indonesians.
Recognising our Orangutan Champions BOS Australia wishes to thank all their supporters who through their actions are helping in our fight to save the orangutans. A special thanks to the following people and organisations: Our most... View Article
16 September 2014
The orangutan population is disappearing more quickly than you could probably read this sentence.
Saving orangutans also means protecting their rainforest homes and fighting climate change. To reduce our carbon footprint, BOS Australia and BOS Switzerland, together with the BOS Foundation, built a new solar system at our Samboja Lestari... View Article
9 September 2009
Idyllic scenes of palm trees swaying in the breeze over sandy beaches have long decorated brochures designed to lure tourists to Indonesia and Malaysia. But few visitors see the giant palm plantations away from the shore.
Thanks to your incredibly generous support, we are now breaking ground on a crucial rehabilitation project for a degraded peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Borneo. The area was once part of a failed mega-rice cultivation... View Article
3 December 2009
There are two important things to know about tracking wild elephants, and it's better to learn both of them before you're actually in the jungle, tracking wild elephants.
6th April 2017
The Western focus on saving the endangered Borneo orang-utan from palm oil plantations overlooks the industry’s effect on indigenous communities and the climate change impact of the loss of peat forests.
