Month: December 2019

Orangutan of the Month November 2019.
BANDA: Charisma Strong

The hanging vines and sturdy trees in Orangutan Foundation International’s (OFI) Learning Forest in Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) have borne witness to many young orangutans over the years. The vines have weathered rough swinging, times of peace and times of organized chaos as caregivers and orangutans bustle back and forth through the forest. The vines… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month November 2019.
BANDA: Charisma Strong

Read Article

Help Us Fight Increasing Wildfires

Photo of Indonesian wildfire  Photo credit: Ulet Ifansasti NY Times       Dear Friends of OFI, From June until October 2019 OFI staff were once again called upon to fight fierce fires that threatened orangutan habitat, national forests, OFI facilities and release sites. Wildfires such as these ravage primary forest, orangutan habitat, and reduce it to smoke… Continue reading Help Us Fight Increasing Wildfires

Read Article

In Our Hands: A Wild Orangutan Male Rescued with Severe Injuries

Cruelty that humans sometimes exhibit to wildlife including our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, the great apes, is always devastating to see. Here in Borneo we occasionally confront situations where we encounter badly beaten orangutans. As human-orangutan conflict increases because of forest conversion for human use such as agriculture, these instances of cruelty… Continue reading In Our Hands: A Wild Orangutan Male Rescued with Severe Injuries

Read Article
Government Partners

Orangutan Foundation International coordinates its programs with the support of the following Indonesian Government Agencies:

Logo of The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry Logo of The Directorate General of Nature Resources and Ecosystem Conservation, Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry The Directorate General of Nature Resources and Ecosystem Conservation (Ditjen KSDAE)
Contact Details
  • 822 ½ Wellesley Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90049
  • Direct: (310) 820-4906
  • Toll-Free (US): (800) ORANGUTAN
  • ofioffice@orangutan.org
OFI E-Newsletter

Eyes on the Forest – OFI’s Monthly Update

Subscribe Now
Quick Links
Annual Reports
Financial Info
Partners & Friends
Privacy Policy
Latest News
© 2026 Orangutan Foundation International. All Rights Reserved. Designed by HTML Codex
Charity Navigator Seal
en
id