Tag: rehabilitation

Fall – Winter Appeal 2022

For the last 51 years, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) has been working to save orangutans and their endangered tropical rain forest habitat. Without forest, wild orangutans cannot survive. During the past years we have made tremendous progress protecting wild populations of orangutans and forests in Borneo. But it is not enough! Unfortunately, in many ways… Continue reading Fall – Winter Appeal 2022

Buddies in Arms

Buddy systems frequently develop among the young orphaned orangutans at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ).     Craving the comfort they would have received from their mothers for six to as many as ten years, the orangutans make friends, often in pairs.       Friendships come in handy to the orphans during… Continue reading Buddies in Arms

What Does it Take to Feed 330 Orangutans?

It is early in the morning at OFI’s OCCQ. The staff is huddled around the kitchen fire, sipping coffee and discussing the plan for the day’s “soft releases” when orangutans are released into the forest for the day before being brought back to their sleeping cages in the late afternoon. The jarring sound of an… Continue reading What Does it Take to Feed 330 Orangutans?

Observe the World with Yosuke

Each and every orangutan at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Kalimantan has an individual personality that distinguishes them from their peers. Choosing just one orangutan to feature as each month’s “Orangutan of the Month” can often be a taxing endeavor as the OCCQ oranugtans all stand apart and are all unique. But… Continue reading Observe the World with Yosuke

Orangutan Care Series: The Infants

Since its establishment in 1971, Orangutan Foundation International (then termed Orangutan Research and Conservation Program) has cared for vulnerable orphaned orangutans who have been brutally separated from their mothers, along with older injured and displaced orangutans. Without a doubt, the most helpless orangutans at the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine (OCCQ) are the newly arrived… Continue reading Orangutan Care Series: The Infants

OFI Celebrates Its New Mothers

Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) works tirelessly to rehabilitate and release wild born ex-captive orangutans back into the wild. This process is a long one as orangutan infants in the wild will stay with their mothers for at least the first eight years of their lives. During the rehabilitation process the orangutan orphans who call the… Continue reading OFI Celebrates Its New Mothers

Abraham: Catching Up!

Abraham is a very calm and serious orangutan. His demeanor is contemplative and slow. His movements are purposeful, deliberate, and quiet. He is small for an orangutan his age. However, thanks to our special caregiver and veterinary teams at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, Abraham has been steadily growing… Continue reading Abraham: Catching Up!

Orangutan of the Month: Dynamic Piko

All orangutans are special but sometimes some are just slightly more special than others in that you remember them better. They stand out. They catch your eye and suddenly you can’t stop observing them. This happened to me with Piko, a male juvenile orangutan at the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine… Continue reading Orangutan of the Month: Dynamic Piko

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

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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 enjoying her releases! Hockey loves to visit the baby playground and take in the sights, sounds, and tastes of the surrounding OFI forest. However, Hockey is growing bigger everyday and carrying her out for her releases has been increasingly difficult. She has simply outgrown the wheelbarrow that once easily transported her to and from the playground.

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We are excited to share the news that a current long term volunteer has designed and donated a brand new spacious cart just for Hockey! Hockey’s new cart, or “gerobak” as they call it in Indonesian, is specifically designed to accommodate her limitations. Cushions line the inside of the cart to provide extra support and comfort during her ride. The walls of the cart are high enough to keep her safely inside, but low enough that she can hold on for stability. Furthermore, with two tires this new cart is much easier to navigate over roots and branches than the wheelbarrow.

Hockey loves going on rides in her new cart. Since it is unlikely that Hockey can be permanently returned to the wild on her own, it is one of our new priorities to make Hockey’s life at the OCCQ as comfortable as possible. Thank you, Volunteer Allison Leach for Hockey’s new cart! It is gestures like yours that indicate how thoughtful actions can generate big dividends in ex-captive orangutan lives.

Read more about Hockey's history at the OCCQ.

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