Orangutan of the Month: Congo

December, 1 2013
Meeting Congo at OFI’s Care Center and Quarantine in Pasir Panjang, Kalimantan Tengah, is something that visitors don’t easily forget. He is impressive bcause of his large size, lustrous, long…

Help us save his rainforest habitat

November, 19 2013
In the Indonesian language, “Kubu” means stronghold—a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack.  And so it is fitting that OFI has been working with…

Ibu Maryanti: heart of OFI's enrichment.

November, 18 2013
When you see Ibu Maryanti at work at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine in Pasir Panjang, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, you can sense her love for the orangutans. Her concern…

A day of fire-fighting teaches lessons for a lifetime

November, 1 2013
A smoky haze blankets the landscape for miles before we reach Rawa Kuno Forest. Off in the distance, great plumes of smoke can be seen emanating from the horizon. At…

Orangutan of the Month: Cory Marder

October, 31 2013
If grades were assigned in forest kindergarten, little Cory would certainly be top of her class. She is smart and also very driven, practicing and honing her forest survival skills…

Changing weather, Changing Ecosystems

September, 30 2013
For the human and animal dwellers of Borneo, monsoons, droughts, and other extreme weather conditions are nothing new. The equatorial climate of this mega-island can be famously inhospitable. As such,…