We are working hard to protect the Bornean orangutan and its habitat for future generations. Here are some of the ways we've helped develop a world where orangutans and nature thrive.
On a rainy afternoon in mid-January, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team at Camp Lesik in the Kehje Sewen Forest was surprised and delighted by a visit from an orangutan. It appeared that this orangutan was visiting the camp for the first time.
Ayu is a young orangutan who was born in the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan, to mother Lesan, a rehabilitated orangutan who was released to the wild 10 years ago.
Last September, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Lesik, in the northern part of the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan, conducted a routine phenology survey. Phenology involves observing how living things respond to changes in the...
Correctly identifying orangutans during observations can be tricky! This is especially true if our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team is observing orangutans that have not been spotted for a long time,
One of the tasks of the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team involves collecting data on the phenology of natural-occurring plant species in orangutan habitats. While conducting phenological surveys, our PRM team occasionally meets orangutans as well.
