About OFI

Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wild orangutans and their rainforest habitat. OFI also supports research on orangutans and forests, education initiatives, both local and international, and brings awareness concerning orangutans wherever it can.

OFI is profoundly committed to the welfare of all orangutans, whether captive, ex-captive, or wild. Established by Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas and associates in 1986, OFI operates Camp Leakey, an orangutan research center, within Tanjung Puting National Park. OFI also runs the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) facility in the Dayak village of Pasir Panjang near Pangkalan Bun, which is home to 330 displaced orangutans.

It also helps manage the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, where rehabilitated wild-born ex-captive orangutans were released into the wild. Through its field programs, OFI also provides employment at these facilities for over 200 local Indonesians. OFI also owns Rusti, an adult male orangutan rescued from a backyard zoo in New Jersey, now on permanent loan to the Honolulu Zoo in Hawaii. OFI built his magnificent enclosure which covers a good part of an acre.

Our Mission

The core mission of Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is the conservation of orangutans and the tropical rainforest that is their habitat.

OFI takes a holistic and comprehensive approach using multiple strategies to combat the complex challenges facing orangutans and the rainforest. These strategies include:

• Create and promote awareness campaigns that disseminate knowledge and understanding of orangutans as a critically endangered species and one of humankind’s closest living relatives in the animal kingdom
• Actively protect wild orangutans and their native habitat through land purchase, patrol teams, and building local and international support coalitions
• Rescue, rehabilitate, and release ex-captive and orphaned orangutans into safe and secure sites in the wild
• Conduct research on orangutans, their ecology, and their behavior
• Promote the conservation of all endangered wildlife and habitats in Borneo and Sumatra

Furthermore, OFI has a strong vision for the future that includes:

• Ample tropical rainforest habitat that can sustain wild orangutan populations, allowing them to not only be saved from extinction but to thrive in their natural environment

• A galvanized public that appreciates, respects, and understands orangutans as unique and significant creatures

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Your support helps us make a difference in the survival of individual orangutans at our Care Center, endangered wild orangutan populations, and the preservation of their forest habitat.
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