Published on June 4, 2004
Orangutans Return to the Wild: Release at Lamandau Nature Reserve
Arriving at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) facility one morning from Pangkalan Bun by the customary Indonesian transport of an ojek or hired motor scooter, I was surprised to find the clinic very...
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Published on May 17, 2004
OFI Partner, World Education, Begins Farmer Field School Program in Tanjung Puting National Park
World Education (WE) was established more than fifty years ago to improve the lives of the disadvantaged through social and economic programs. These programs include agricultural training, environmental education, community development, and integrated literacy. World...
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Published on April 12, 2004
Field Update by Leslie Smith, GIS Project Manager
A new conservation project focused on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is under way at Tanjung Puting National Park. GIS is a digital mapping technology used to store and analyze geographic information. This technology is especially...
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Published on March 4, 2004
Lamandau Nature Reserve: An Orangutan Release Site
Lamandau Nature Reserve, an expired logging concession comprised mainly of peat swamp forest, is prime orangutan habitat in Borneo. It was designated as an official orangutan release site in 1997. The Orangutan Foundation International (OFI)...
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Published on February 24, 2004
Rusti Stays in Hawaii: Sanctuary-like Facility to be built
Rusti, a 24-year-old cheekpadded male orangutan, owned by Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) and brought to the Honolulu Zoo some years ago for a temporary stay, will now stay in Hawaii permanently. Mayor Jeremy Harris and...
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Published on February 14, 2004
OFI begins work on USAID Conservation Grant
Developing a park co-management team OFI, in conjunction with World Education, began work on its second USAID grant in October 2003. One of OFI and World Education’s goals is to further develop an effective co-management...
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