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
