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Passing of OFI Board Member and Hollywood Legend: Norman Lear

Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is greatly saddened by the passing of Norman Lear, a legendary television and film producer and writer, as well as longtime friend of OFI. Norman was… Continue reading Passing of OFI Board Member and Hollywood Legend: Norman Lear

Los Angeles based Orangutan Foundation International becomes the home of the World Biological Corridor in North America

The forest of Tanjung Puting and the Sekonyer river

Sometimes you encounter a person with a vision. While Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) President Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas was in Spain as the keynote speaker at the Congress for Social… Continue reading Los Angeles based Orangutan Foundation International becomes the home of the World Biological Corridor in North America

Bangkok Six

Hundreds of orangutans were smuggled to fuel the exotic pet trade from the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra to areas far beyond orangutan native range in the 1980s and 1990s.… Continue reading Bangkok Six

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… Continue reading Remembering Pak Bohap

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… Continue reading Building a New Orangutan Playground

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… Continue reading OFI Translocated Orangutan Found Dead in Palm Oil Plantation

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… Continue reading Captive Orangutan Jono Goes Home

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… Continue reading The New Records Library of OFI

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… Continue reading OFI Still Fighting the Forest Fires of 2015

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… Continue reading Zooming in on ‘Forest Fragmentation’