500 ORANGUTANS RELEASED IN 10 YEARS!
The BOS Foundation has successfully released 500 orangutans in the decade since the releases restarted in February 2012.
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.
The BOS Foundation has successfully released 500 orangutans in the decade since the releases restarted in February 2012.
Ben was born in a clinic at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on May 20, 2010. Sadly, Ben’s rescued orangutan mother, Nanga, could not take care of him, so our team had to make the difficult decision to separate...
The culmination of an orangutan’s rehabilitation journey is the release of that orangutan into a protected, natural habitat. Reintroduction is a long process that encompasses education in Forest School and putting skills into practice on a...
Each orangutan release is carefully planned, from how we obtain food for the teams to the exact location where each orangutan is released. We choose these points based on general orangutan ecology regarding their ranging needs and the individual...
There are certain moments you never forget, moments that hold special meaning and evoke strong emotions. I had such an experience during the 39th orangutan release conducted by the BOS Foundation in Central Kalimantan on May 18, 2022.
