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…

Orangutan of the Month: “Dewa”

July, 1 2013
Dewa is a now a nine year old male orangutan who stole my heart on my very first day of volunteering in 2012 at OFI’s Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine…

Cute Faces, Dark Realities (Part 2)

June, 25 2013
The Threat of Illegal Capture Most people who read this website are probably aware of how dire the situation facing wild gibbons like Auri and other primates is, but I’ll…

Orangutan of the Month: Daring Dominique

May, 24 2013
When I am with the infant and juvenile male orangutans at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ), I sometimes picture what they will look like when they are fully…