EARTH DAY 2024: PLANET VS PLASTICS
Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day to honour the planet that is home to us all.
A few weeks ago, four orangutans; Lesan, Berlian, Casey and Upi were seen roaming around Camp Lesik.
Lesan was first spotted behind the camp, eating cambium (bark). Once through eating, Lesan swung through the trees and left the camp, heading for Transect Aldrin.
Lesan
A few hours later, we came across Casey, who was also eating bark. Moments later, Berlian showed up from the hill in front of the camp, carrying a kedondong fruit in her hand. Kedondong (Spondias dulcis) is a fruit commonly used in rujak, a traditional fruit salad.
Casey
Berlian approached Casey, who was enjoying her meal. Casey appeared not to want to be disturbed and moved away from Berlian.
Four Orangutans at Camp Lesik - Casey (Photo credit: Luy)
Four Orangutans at Camp Lesik - Berlian (Photo credit: Luy)
Four Orangutans at Camp Lesik - Upi (Photo credit: Bani)
Four Orangutans at Camp Lesik - Lesan (Photo credit: Bani)
Berlian
Curious, Berlian followed Casey wherever she went. Casey looked a bit intimidated and hurriedly moved away from Berlian.
Upi
Our post release monitoring team ended with observing Upi, who appeared on the hill in front of the camp. Upi seemed to be in good condition and was eating some kedondong fruit. Once she finished eating, Upi went up the hill to look for bark. Not long after, she moved away from Camp Lesik.
Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day to honour the planet that is home to us all.
It was a usual day at the Nyaru Menteng forest school, where young orangutans were learning from one another while their human surrogate mothers looked on from below.
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team at Camp Himba Pambelum in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR), Central Kalimantan, encountered Suci, a young female orangutan, three times back in 2023.
