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
Orangutans Acting Wild: Building Nests, Making Friends, and Eating Upon Release into the Forest
Orangutans Acting Wild: Building Nests, Making Friends, and Eating Upon Release into the Forest With the release of four orangutans, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) has now released a total of… Continue reading Orangutans Acting Wild: Building Nests, Making Friends, and Eating Upon Release into the Forest
Orangutans Return Home to The Forest
Five Critically Endangered Bornean Orangutans Return Home to the Forest On February 22nd, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) released five rehabilitated wild born ex-captive orangutans into the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve… Continue reading Orangutans Return Home to The Forest
Newly Released Orangutans Immediately Have Sex
Rehabilitated ex-captive wild born orangutans, females Denux, Emily, Febri, and males Cooper and Yansoe, were returned to the wild in Central Indonesian Borneo by Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) in the… Continue reading Newly Released Orangutans Immediately Have Sex
Back to the Trees, an OFI Release
In this video, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) embarks on the release of four rehabilitated wild born ex-captive orangutans into protected forest. Moments like these represent the core mission of OFI,… Continue reading Back to the Trees, an OFI Release
Free again – a visit to one of OFI’s releases
Seluang Mas is a very special place. Chosen after extensive ground surveys and GIS satellite map readings by Pak Robert Yappi and Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, it is difficult to… Continue reading Free again – a visit to one of OFI’s releases
Releasing Orangutans back to the Wild: a Complex Procedure
Not every orangutan release goes as planned. In April 2010 Congo, an eleven year old male, was released at a forest camp located in a secure patch of forest stewarded… Continue reading Releasing Orangutans back to the Wild: a Complex Procedure
Macaque Monkey Release
Central Kalimantan, Indonesia – For a place called the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCC&Q), there is a surprising number of animals around that are neither orange, long-haired, nor gentle.… Continue reading Macaque Monkey Release
Orangutans Return to the Wild: Release at Lamandau Nature Reserve
Arriving at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) facility one morning from Pangkalan Bun by the customary Indonesian transport of an ojek or hired motor scooter, I was surprised… Continue reading Orangutans Return to the Wild: Release at Lamandau Nature Reserve
Lamandau Nature Reserve: An Orangutan Release Site
Lamandau Nature Reserve, an expired logging concession comprised mainly of peat swamp forest, is prime orangutan habitat in Borneo. It was designated as an official orangutan release site in 1997.… Continue reading Lamandau Nature Reserve: An Orangutan Release Site
