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,…

Charming Cabang: Orangutan of the Month

September, 30 2013
Most of the orangutans at the Orangutan Care Center & Quarantine (OCCQ) in Pasir Panjang, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, have come into OFI’s care as a result of habitat destruction. Rainforest…

Tommy: a little orphan with a big heart

September, 1 2013
Doing conservation work can be exciting but also challenging and sometimes disheartening due to the hard odds arrayed against protecting habitat and animals in the wild. As a volunteer and…

It’s Our Job to Help Keep Orangutans Safe in any weather.

August, 1 2013
These days, it’s difficult to pick up a newspaper or turn on the television or Internet and not find a headline story in the news about extreme weather. It seems…