Employee Spotlight: Ibu Yeti

When walking along the boardwalk en route to Camp Danielle, a facility at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Borneo, you may hear what sounds like exasperated shouting… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Ibu Yeti

Bear of the Month for Feb, 2019: Raja

Raja is one of those bears who always appears to be grumpy.  This is due to his fleshy forehead, common among sun bears, that produces several layers of deep-seated wrinkles.… Continue reading Bear of the Month for Feb, 2019: Raja

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News From The Field: Creatures of the Night

Dusk approaches along the banks of the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park, the gateway to Camp Leakey. Orangutans have already made their nests and hunkered down for the… Continue reading News From The Field: Creatures of the Night

Employee Spotlight: Pak Sia

Pak Sia: Devoted to the Orangutans “When I was six or seven, I didn’t really understand orangutans.” Pak Sia remembers. It was around that time he witnessed a teacher at… Continue reading Employee Spotlight: Pak Sia

Orangutan of the Month for Dec, 2018: Wendy

Four in the morning and dawn is barely breaking over the Bornean rainforest. All is quiet as the forest and the animals within begin to stir. The rising sun brings… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for Dec, 2018: Wendy