HOPE FOR GEORGE
Early morning on 19th May 2015, the BOS Foundation rescue team from Samboja Lestari headed to Kutai National Park (TNK) in Bontang.
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.
Early morning on 19th May 2015, the BOS Foundation rescue team from Samboja Lestari headed to Kutai National Park (TNK) in Bontang.
A huge number of orphaned or displaced orangutans have come through our centers over the years and despite the significant effort to halt deforestation in Indonesia, orangutans sadly continue to arrive in all conditions and of all ages.
In the early morning of January 7, 2015 our team from the Nyaru Menteng (NM) Rehabilitation Center and the Conservation of Natural Resources Authority (BKSDA) of Central Kalimantan went to Tumbang Jiga Village after receiving news on the previous day
This January the BOS Foundation and RHOI was fortunate enough to be able to yet again save another orangutan from being harmed and translocate him to a safe area of forest.
Madara was separated from his mother, kept as pet and almost sold on the illegal pet trade. Fortunately a good man stepped in and saved him from this terrible fate and handed him over to the BOS Foundation team in Nyaru Menteng.
