Fires hit close to home!
It’s fire season again! This is the time for which OFI prepares each year. This is the time we all dread! The dry season was slow to come this year,… Continue reading Fires hit close to home!
A day of fire-fighting teaches lessons for a lifetime
A smoky haze blankets the landscape for miles before we reach Rawa Kuno Forest. Off in the distance, great plumes of smoke can be seen emanating from the horizon. At… Continue reading A day of fire-fighting teaches lessons for a lifetime
Changing weather, Changing Ecosystems
For the human and animal dwellers of Borneo, monsoons, droughts, and other extreme weather conditions are nothing new. The equatorial climate of this mega-island can be famously inhospitable. As such,… Continue reading Changing weather, Changing Ecosystems
It’s Our Job to Help Keep Orangutans Safe in any weather.
These days, it’s difficult to pick up a newspaper or turn on the television or Internet and not find a headline story in the news about extreme weather. It seems… Continue reading It’s Our Job to Help Keep Orangutans Safe in any weather.
Up in smoke: facts and frenzy about Borneo forest fires
You are standing in the midst of destruction. Felled, charred trees litter the smoldering ground below you. The dead leaves crunch under your feet with each cautious step and the… Continue reading Up in smoke: facts and frenzy about Borneo forest fires
