Published on August 11, 2011
Orangutan of the Month: Luna
I am so pleased that I was able to choose Luna as my first Orangutan of the Month. Luna is a very small, one-year-old orangutan who looks more like a newborn infant but with teeth!...
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Published on July 18, 2011
Dayak Kitchen: Fruit, Guarding Durian Trees, and Interesting Recipes
The durian is a popular tree in Pasir Panjang , Central Kalimantan (Central Indonesian Borneo). The local people all seem to love its fruit. Throughout the durian fruiting season, the owner of a durian tree...
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Published on July 12, 2011
An Enrichment Update
At OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ), enrichment is a crucial part of caring for the physical and mental health of the orangutans. Over the past few years, the number and complexity of the...
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Published on June 30, 2011
Berman: Orangutan of the Month
This is my last Orangutan of the Month as I am leaving Borneo in a matter of days, so I wanted to pick an orangutan that I’ve bonded with throughout my six months at the...
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Published on June 20, 2011
A Dayak Kitchen: Local Farming, Chickens, Pineapples, and Corn
The Dayak village of Pasir Panjang in Central Borneo is a hubbub of activity. If villagers aren’t working formal jobs, they will often be tending to chickens, growing vegetables in their back garden, or looking...
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Published on May 28, 2011
Employee of the Month: Pak Ateng, a skilled Caregiver at the OFI Care Center
As a caregiver, Pak Ateng is part of a team responsible for rehabilitating the orphaned orangutans at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine. Pak Ateng encourages the orangutans to develop important forest skills such as...
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