AYU GROWING UP AND GROWING BOLD
Ayu, a 6-year-old female orangutan, was born in the wild to rehabilitated orangutans, Lesan and Hamzah (presumed), who were both released in the Kehje Sewen Forest a decade ago.
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.
 
					Ayu, a 6-year-old female orangutan, was born in the wild to rehabilitated orangutans, Lesan and Hamzah (presumed), who were both released in the Kehje Sewen Forest a decade ago.
 
					In early September of last year, our monitoring team conducted nest-to-nest observations on Desi, a female orangutan residing on Juq Kehje Swen Island. The team, consisting of Aluna, Ubay, Rustam, and Erik, had been preparing since the morning to...
 
					On a fine day in mid-June, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Nles Mamse in the Kehje Sewen Forest of East Kalimantan, headed out to conduct a routine orangutan monitoring patrol...
 
					In February, an orangutan mother and her two children were observed together by our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan. This was a rare sight indeed!
 
					We’d like to share with you an update about mother orangutan, Sayang, and her daughter, Padma, who were last observed in the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan by our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Lesik.