Published on January 29, 2015
A New Home for Gulu Gulu
The Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine houses hundreds of wild born ex-captive orangutans in the process of rehabilitation but did you know that we also house a cassowary? Standing at almost 4 feet and weighing...
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Published on December 4, 2014
November 2014: Sweet Sally
It is morning at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine. The soft light of the post dawn sky filters through the tree tops as the orangutans enjoy their breakfast of bananas and coconuts. Sally, a...
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Published on November 28, 2014
Helping Gibbons: The Story of Dea
At Orangutan Foundation International’s OCCQ, we have a policy of accepting and providing safe sanctuary and medical care to any animal in need. We work primarily with orangutans but at times are called upon to...
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Published on November 26, 2014
Hockey's Cart
Due to a stroke she suffered before she came to the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, and possibly as a result of her initial capture when her mother was killed, Hockey is completely paralyzed on...
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Published on October 30, 2014
OCCQ Staff Spotlight: Ibu Tuti
When caregivers at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine are having difficulty handling an orangutan, they often do the same thing: turn to one person for help. That person is Ibu Tuti. Small of stature...
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Published on October 30, 2014
Best Friends
Ray and Larry love hanging out on their daily releases to the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine baby playground. Larry is more timid than Ray and sometimes needs Ray’s encouragement to start exploring the playground....
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