VISTA, A MODEL MOTHER
In March, a Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) technician from the Lewun Kahiyo Orangutan Monitoring Post - in the Bemban watershed of the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park - and I went in search of orangutan mother-son pair Vista
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.
In March, a Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) technician from the Lewun Kahiyo Orangutan Monitoring Post - in the Bemban watershed of the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park - and I went in search of orangutan mother-son pair Vista
It was 4:00 am when we left camp. Darkness still cloaked the primeval forest with only the faint silhouette of ancient trees and their host of epiphytes and lianas visible. The river was shrouded in an early morning mist and all that could be heard
It has been three weeks since the BOS Foundation closed its orangutan rehabilitation centres to the public in East and Central Kalimantan
Found in the forests of Kalimantan and Sumatra, the orangutan is the only great ape species endemic to Asia. As one of the closest relatives to humans, orangutans share 97% of the same DNA as humans and are highly intelligent with many relatable...
The ongoing decline in Bornean orangutan numbers is extremely worrying, thus we must strive harder than ever to save this Critically Endangered species. It always gives us hope, however, when we witness our reintroduced orangutans thriving in...
