Tag: OCCQ

Orangutan of the Month: Kino’s Journey

When I first arrived at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine more than six months ago, Kino was one of the first orangutans I met. Like me, he was a newcomer to the orangutan orphanage. His body was riddled with bullet casings and noticeably devoid of hair, evidence of the trauma he had undoubtedly already… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Kino’s Journey

Orangutan of the Month: Mimi the Marvel!

Mimi first arrived to the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine many years ago as a young baby. Her bright and friendly manner immediately captured the attention of both the Care Center staff and volunteers. Initial field notes on Mimi’s condition reported her “silly” nature and cute, little, pot belly. But the shock of Mimi’s rapidly… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Mimi the Marvel!

Hockey’s Cart

Due to a stroke she suffered before she came to the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, and possibly as a result of her initial capture when her mother was killed, Hockey is completely paralyzed on the right side of her body and is still plagued by regular seizures. But her disability doesn’t stop her from… Continue reading Hockey’s Cart

Best Friends

Ray and Larry love hanging out on their daily releases to the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine baby playground. Larry is more timid than Ray and sometimes needs Ray’s encouragement to start exploring the playground. Often Larry will sit in his caregiver’s lap while Ray climbs around the jungle gym.

Clinton visits OFI’s Care Center & Camp Leakey

Former American President Bill Clinton spent two days visiting Orangutan Foundation International’s facilities in Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. Traveling with a delegation representing the Clinton Foundation’s Climate Initiative, Clinton was given a private tour of OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) facility and accompanied on a special visit to Camp Leakey by OFI founder… Continue reading Clinton visits OFI’s Care Center & Camp Leakey

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Former American President Bill Clinton spent two days visiting Orangutan Foundation International’s facilities in Central Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.

Traveling with a delegation representing the Clinton Foundation’s Climate Initiative, Clinton was given a private tour of OFI’s Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) facility and accompanied on a special visit to Camp Leakey by OFI founder and president, Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas. [caption id="attachment_11688" align="alignleft" width="270"]Bill Clinton with orangutan hanging A juvenile orangutan reaches down from the rafters of the playground to touch Presdent Clinton’s hand, with Dr Galdikas and staff nearby.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11691" align="alignright" width="350"]Clinton holding orangutan President Clinton holds an orphaned infant orangutan, with senior staff from OFI’s Care Center: (left to right) Ibu Waliyati, Senior Administrator, Clinton, Dr Popo and Dr Prima, veterinarians.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11689" align="alignright" width="350"]President Clinton and Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas engrossed in conversation. President Clinton and Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas engrossed in conversation.[/caption] The OCCQ is a non-public rehabilitation center where orphaned and injured ex-captive orangutans are cared for until they are ready to be released into the wild. The facility currently cares for over 300 orphaned orangutans. President Clinton and members of the delegation had the opportunity to witness first-hand several different stages of the rehabilitation process while the adolescent orangutans were taken into the nearby forest to practice their foraging skills, the juveniles perfected their climbing skills at a playground, and the infants explored the forest with their caregivers. [caption id="attachment_11692" align="alignright" width="400"]President Clinton on the Sekonyer River President Clinton and staff on the Sekonyer River in Tanjung Puting National Park, leaving Camp Leakey[/caption] The following day President Clinton, Dr. Galdikas, and the delegation traveled by motorboat up the Sekonyer River and deep into Tanjung Puting National Park to visit Camp Leakey. Camp Leakey is Dr. Galdikas’ historic research site established in 1971 and is still active today as a base for all of OFI’s research and conservation efforts in Tanjung Puting National Park. Clinton paid the visit to meet working partners of the Clinton Foundation in Kalimantan, including the Rimba Raya Conservation (RRC) Seruyan (one of OFI’s current partners) and Rimba Makmur Utama (RMU) Katingan. [caption id="attachment_11698" align="alignleft" width="660"]Orangutans wait on the boardwalk at Camp Leakey, curious to see the visitors. Orangutans wait on the boardwalk at Camp Leakey, curious to see the visitors.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11685" align="alignnone" width="600"]Bill Clinton and Dr. Galdikas Dr.Birute Mary Galdikas and Bill Clinton walk through the forest towards the feeding platform at Camp Leakey.[/caption] [post_title] => Clinton visits OFI's Care Center & Camp Leakey [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => former-american-president-bill-clinton-visits-ofis-care-center-and-camp-leakey-2 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2014-09-25 03:16:53 [post_modified_gmt] => 2014-09-25 03:16:53 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://orangutan.org/?p=11705 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 1 [filter] => raw )