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News From The Field: Creatures of the Night

Slow Loris

Dusk approaches along the banks of the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park, the gateway to Camp Leakey. Orangutans have already made their nests and hunkered down for the… Continue reading News From The Field: Creatures of the Night

A Look Back at the History of Iconic Camp Leakey

When Birute Mary Galdikas ventured deep into the heart of Borneo in 1971 as a young graduate student, it was in pursuit of a long sought-after dream – that of… Continue reading A Look Back at the History of Iconic Camp Leakey

The Captivating Flora and Fauna of Tanjung Puting National Park

Tanjung Puting National Park, where Orangutan Foundation International has worked for over 30 years, and its surrounding area is home to a beautiful array of diverse flora and fauna including… Continue reading The Captivating Flora and Fauna of Tanjung Puting National Park

Tanjung Puting National Park Day

On Sunday the 7th of February, 2016 a promotion day was hosted by the Tanjung Puting National Park at Kumai, in the province of Kalimantan Tengah (Central Indonesian Borneo).The… Continue reading Tanjung Puting National Park Day

Analyzing Hydrology in Tanjung Puting’s Peat Swamp Forests

It may seem strange to think of tropical forests and swamps together… but not to orangutans who call peat swamp forests home. The flooded river networks of Tanjung Puting National Park and Lamandau Reserve are key components of forest ecology. Without them, forests and fruit would be distributed differently, and so would orangutans and other species dependent on these unique ecosystem.

Gestural Communication in Wild Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Tanjung Puting National Park

According to our current knowledge, the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) was the first great-ape species to split off from the evolutionary tree that led to modern humans. This happened about 14… Continue reading Gestural Communication in Wild Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Tanjung Puting National Park

Great Call Girl!

Our adventure in Indonesia started with a trip to Jakarta. We were greeted by an (un)healthy dose of heat, noise, and smog and endured a week of frustrating, but necessary,… Continue reading Great Call Girl!

OFI Partner, World Education, Begins Farmer Field School Program in Tanjung Puting National Park

World Education (WE) was established more than fifty years ago to improve the lives of the disadvantaged through social and economic programs. These programs include agricultural training, environmental education, community… Continue reading OFI Partner, World Education, Begins Farmer Field School Program in Tanjung Puting National Park

Orangutan Populations may become extinct in the wild within the next twenty years

Orangutans may become extinct in the wild within the next ten years – a frightening fact. I spent most of the summer in Indonesia and the situation there remains very critical. I want to keep you up to date on our struggle to keep orangutans and their forests in Indonesia from being completely destroyed.

There is good news and bad news to the story.