ARE ORANGUTANS EMPATHETIC?
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 team in the Kehje Sewen Forest are embracing the month of Ramadhan and working hard to balance their patrolling activities during this special month of fasting.
This week, and after routine patrols, the team in Camp Lesik, set aside time to clean up the camp. This is common in Indonesia as part of the overall preparations to welcome the big religious holiday. Cleaning the camp also means cleaning all of the patrol equipment which is so critical for our monitoring activities.
After several hours of hard work, the team settled down to wait for the sun to set, so they could break the fast and share a much deserved meal together.
Start of Ramadhan in Camp Lesik (Photo credit: Rusda)
Start of Ramadhan in Camp Lesik (Photo credit: Deny)
Start of Ramadhan in Camp Lesik (Photo credit: Rusda)
Start of Ramadhan in Camp Lesik (Photo credit: Deny)
The peaceful surroundings in Kehje Sewen Forest and the togetherness of our team have made our Ramadhan days in Camp Lesik once again, unforgettable.
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.
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