This year marks 50 years since OFI President and Founder Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas made camp in the jungles of Borneo to begin her pioneering study of orangutans, one of… Continue reading 50 Years In The Field
There are three identified species of orangutan – the Sumatran, Tapanuli and Bornean. Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) are the third heaviest living primate after two gorilla species. Studies have indicated… Continue reading Orangutan of the month May 2020
POPPY, Strong and Independent
A new baby orangutan at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) is sometimes the last link in a great chain. Lori Belle was reportedly found by some villagers in… Continue reading Orangutan of the month April 2020
LORI BELLE: Quiet and Reflective
The complex of buildings known as the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) may be one nerve center of OFI’s (Orangutan Foundation International) operations in Borneo but stretching forth like… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month March 2020: LADY GILBERT – PORTRAIT OF A LADY
It is the middle of the night on the middle of a dirt road intersection somewhere in the middle of Borneo. On occasions like this you need someone with encyclopaedic… Continue reading EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: THE DRIVERS OF OFI