News From The Field: Creatures of the Night
Dusk approaches along the banks of the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park, the gateway to Camp Leakey. Orangutans have already made their nests and hunkered down for the… Continue reading News From The Field: Creatures of the Night
Surveying the Land: by foot, by boat, and by air
A large part of OFI’s work to save orangutans from extinction involves protecting the forests of Borneo. Orangutans must have a place to live. Protecting the land is a big… Continue reading Surveying the Land: by foot, by boat, and by air
OFI Renews Patrol Efforts in Tanjung Puting
Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan is comprised of over one million acres of mangroves, black water rivers, tropical heath forest, and peat swamp forest that form precious habitat… Continue reading OFI Renews Patrol Efforts in Tanjung Puting
Finding Resilience in the Face of Crisis
We had been driving for hours through palm oil plantations, desperately seeking out patches of protected rainforest we had been told existed but somehow could not find. At top speeds… Continue reading Finding Resilience in the Face of Crisis
OFI’s New Herbarium Nursery
Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is preparing to launch one of our most ambitious projects yet. We have taken on the enormous task of reforesting the areas of the Orangutan Legacy… Continue reading OFI’s New Herbarium Nursery
