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.
The monitoring team was happy to find Lesta and her son Lewis near Karangan Hara. They both looked very healthy and were discovered playing in the water, an activity that orangutans indulge in only when it is hot and they are thirsty.
It was a scorching hot day and a few other orangutans were also found cooling down by the banks of the river. Initially Lewis was hesitant to get into the water, but with encouragement from his mother, who was already in the water, he finally took the plunge albeit only for a quick dip. Once back on land, they continued climbing the trees to look for young leaves to eat.
Lesta and Lewis in the Water (Photo credit: Maryos V. Tandang)
Lesta and Lewis in the Water (Photo credit: Maryos V. Tandang)
Lesta and Lewis in the Water (Photo credit: Maryos V. Tandang)
Our observations indicate that Lesta and Lewis have adapted very well to their new home in Bukit Batikap. We are looking forward to them moving deeper into the forest a they gain more confidence and experience. Way to go, Lesta and Lewis!
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.
