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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!… Continue reading Orangutans of the Month June and July 2020
NATALIE AND CANTIK: THE ROAD HOME

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… Continue reading The four Bears from Pontianak: Bears of May 2020

Orangutan of the month May 2020
POPPY, Strong and Independent

There are three identified species of orangutan – the Sumatran, Tapanuli and Bornean. Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) are the third heaviest living primate after two gorilla species. Studies have indicated… Continue reading Orangutan of the month May 2020
POPPY, Strong and Independent

Orangutan of the month April 2020
LORI BELLE: Quiet and Reflective

A new baby orangutan at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) is sometimes the last link in a great chain. Lori Belle was reportedly found by some villagers in… Continue reading Orangutan of the month April 2020
LORI BELLE: Quiet and Reflective

Wild Orangutan Translocations

The daily commute back and forth to work is something we can all conjure up in our mind’s eye. Imagine one day if you were on your normal route but… Continue reading Wild Orangutan Translocations

Orangutan of the Month March 2020: LADY GILBERT – PORTRAIT OF A LADY

The complex of buildings known as the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) may be one nerve center of OFI’s (Orangutan Foundation International) operations in Borneo but stretching forth like… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month March 2020: LADY GILBERT – PORTRAIT OF A LADY

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: THE DRIVERS OF OFI

It is the middle of the night on the middle of a dirt road intersection somewhere in the middle of Borneo. On occasions like this you need someone with encyclopaedic… Continue reading EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: THE DRIVERS OF OFI

Herbarium Photo Essay: Shoots, Seedlings, and Saplings of Hope

OFI’s Herbarium is an incubator for hope. In the plant nurseries, thousands of healthy shoots aim skywards. OFI staff are raising these native plant species in order to reforest crucial Bornean forests, re-creating a home for the unique flora and fauna of this island.

Orangutan of the Month for February 2020:
MARSHA, Magic in the Canopy

It is amazing to think that just over 50 years ago we knew so much less about these orange apes, orangutans, the only great apes native to Asia, than we… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for February 2020:
MARSHA, Magic in the Canopy

Orangutan of the Month for January 2020:
LEVY, Mr. Can-Do

Male orangutan infants are lightning bolts packed with energy and if there is one orangutan who can be guaranteed to be in the thick of it, that is Levy. Some… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month for January 2020:
LEVY, Mr. Can-Do