IN MEMORIAM: Orangutan 1978 – 2021 SISWI Much Loved!
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Siswi, arguably Orangutan Foundation International’s (OFI) most famous and beloved orangutan, passed away towards the end of 2021…
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…
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: IBU RENIE
Prepandemic Ibu Renie holds a rescued infant orangutan at the Care Center in Central Kalimantan. Jakarta, the current capital of Indonesia. A city famed for its hustle and bustle, roads…
Threats to the Park Escalated in the 1980’s!
In the 1970s the situation facing orangutans and the existence of rainforest seemed somewhat bleak. Little did I know! The situation in the 70s was actually the calm before the…
First Mother: Siswoyo
In the mid 1970s, two retired Indonesian Army Generals, one of whom had been the very popular Chief of Police for all of Indonesia, gave me their four orangutans. One…
IN MEMORIAM: HOCKEY Orangutan of the Month Remembered December 2020 and January 2021
At OFI we enjoy the highs but we also must endure the lows. It is with a heavy heart that we inform our friends and supporters that after a short…
Orangutan of the Month August – November 2020
BAMA: Curious girl Searcher and Explorer
Away deep in the woods, life goes on at Camp Rendell, an adjunct facility to OFI’s Care Center in Central Borneo. An orangutan “soft release” is taking place. The daily…
Orangutans of the Month June and July 2020
NATALIE AND CANTIK: THE ROAD HOME
2020 has been a year of ups and downs, but among the stories of isolation and quarantine, there are those of freedom. Freedom well-earned by two orangutans, Natalie and Cantik!…
The four Bears from Pontianak: Bears of May 2020
It is hard to believe that on a glorious hot day in May 2018, in amongst a quiet forest, the almost soundless patter of bear paws on leaves actually represented…
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