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
News from the Field: Bringing the Forest Back
After fighting the devastating fires of 2015, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is as dedicated as ever to the protection of rainforest and orangutan habitat in Borneo. Unfortunately, large areas of… Continue reading News from the Field: Bringing the Forest Back
Save the Orangutan, Save the Ecosystem
Great apes, including orangutans, are of great scientific interest due to their high cognitive abilities and the many similarities they share behaviorally and physically with humans. Their ability to make… Continue reading Save the Orangutan, Save the Ecosystem
Breaking News: 2015 Fire Season
Each year, as the rains cease and the long, hot, dry days pile up on top of each other like a pile of kindling, OFI faces one of the most… Continue reading Breaking News: 2015 Fire Season
OFI’s Translocations in Borneo
Wild orangutan populations in both Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan) are in crisis and are considered highly endangered. Throughout the entire island of Borneo orangutan habitats are diminishing or vanishing.… Continue reading OFI’s Translocations in Borneo
Saving Rosemary and ESRI: Returning to the Light!
I had the pleasure of participating in Orangutan Foundation International’s Eco tour in July 2010 together with eleven others from the US and UK, organised by Irene Spencer and led… Continue reading Saving Rosemary and ESRI: Returning to the Light!
