Orangutan of the month April 2020
LORI BELLE: Quiet and Reflective

A new baby orangutan at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) is sometimes the last link in a great chain. Lori Belle was reportedly found by some villagers in… Continue reading Orangutan of the month April 2020
LORI BELLE: Quiet and Reflective

Orangutan of the Month for February 2020:
MARSHA, Magic in the Canopy

It is amazing to think that just over 50 years ago we knew so much less about these orange apes, orangutans, the only great apes native to Asia, than we… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for February 2020:
MARSHA, Magic in the Canopy

Orangutan of the Month for January 2020:
LEVY, Mr. Can-Do

Male orangutan infants are lightning bolts packed with energy and if there is one orangutan who can be guaranteed to be in the thick of it, that is Levy. Some… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for January 2020:
LEVY, Mr. Can-Do

Orangutan of the Month for December 2019.
SUMMER: Stubborn but Sweet

Orangutan hair may be a flaming dusky red but it provides excellent camouflage when orangutans are in tangled shrubbery and in the forest canopy where the sun doesn’t shine.  Like… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for December 2019.
SUMMER: Stubborn but Sweet

In Our Hands: A Wild Orangutan Male Rescued with Severe Injuries

Cruelty that humans sometimes exhibit to wildlife including our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, the great apes, is always devastating to see. Here in Borneo we occasionally confront… Continue reading In Our Hands: A Wild Orangutan Male Rescued with Severe Injuries

Forest School in 360°

OFI recently partnered with The Dodo to help them kick off their venture into 360° videos. Showcasing a day in the life at the Care Center, Forest School in 360°… Continue reading Forest School in 360°

Orangutan Care Series: The Juveniles

Without a doubt, the most lively and boisterous age group of orphaned orangutans at the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) are the juveniles. Between five… Continue reading Orangutan Care Series: The Juveniles

Meet the Faces of the OCCQ

Orphaned orangutans are given a second chance at a life in the wild at Orangutan Foundation International’s Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Indonesia. After being tragically separated from… Continue reading Meet the Faces of the OCCQ

What Does it Take to Feed 330 Orangutans?

It is early in the morning at OFI’s OCCQ. The staff is huddled around the kitchen fire, sipping coffee and discussing the plan for the day’s “soft releases” when orangutans… Continue reading What Does it Take to Feed 330 Orangutans?

Orangutan Care Series: The Infants

Since its establishment in 1971, Orangutan Foundation International (then termed Orangutan Research and Conservation Program) has cared for vulnerable orphaned orangutans who have been brutally separated from their mothers, along… Continue reading Orangutan Care Series: The Infants