Bangkok Six
One of the crates in which the Bangkok Six were found at the Bangkok Airport in 1990. Hundreds of orangutans were smuggled to fuel the exotic pet trade from the…
Remembering Pak Bohap
Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) and OFI Founder & President Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas are deeply grieved to announce that Pak Bohap bin Jalan passed away in April 2022. Pak Bohap was Dr. Galdikas’ husband…
Building a New Orangutan Playground
The Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Central Indonesian Borneo is constantly evolving to best serve the needs of orangutans and other wildlife under the care of Orangutan Foundation…
OFI Translocated Orangutan Found Dead in Palm Oil Plantation
Dear Friends of OFI, I am devastated to share the following news with you, and must warn you of the graphic nature of the photographs associated with this article. On the…
Captive Orangutan Jono Goes Home
Captive Orangutan Jono Goes Home after 6 years in holding cage – Orangutan & Sun Bear Rescue On Monday, April 23rd, the adult male orangutan “Jono” who was featured on…
The New Records Library of OFI
Since Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas began research in 1971, through the establishment of Orangutan Foundation International in 1986, and to the present day, OFI has collected various data on wild…
OFI Still Fighting the Forest Fires of 2015
In 2015, deliberately lit fires raged across the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra. As the fires grew increasingly out of control and smoke hung heavy and thick over the…
Zooming in on ‘Forest Fragmentation’
Harmful consequences of Palm Oil plantations for Biodiversity – Zooming in on ‘Forest Fragmentation’ You might have heard that the production of palm oil is very damaging to our global…
Orangutans Acting Wild: Building Nests, Making Friends, and Eating Upon Release into the Forest
Orangutans Acting Wild: Building Nests, Making Friends, and Eating Upon Release into the Forest With the release of four orangutans, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) has now released a total of…
Adult Orangutan and Young Malayan Sun Bear Rescued from Grim Captive Conditions for Return to Wild
On Tuesday, May 9th, an adult male orangutan “Jacko” and young Malaysian sun bear “Chico”arrived in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) in Indonesian Borneo. They were welcomed by Dr.…
