YUYUN MOVES TO ISLAND 0
Yuyun is a 29-year-old female orangutan with Orangutan Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ORDS) who previously occupied an individual enclosure at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre.
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.
Yuyun is a 29-year-old female orangutan with Orangutan Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ORDS) who previously occupied an individual enclosure at the Samboja Lestari Rehabilitation Centre.
Orangutans have distinctive personalities and unique physical characteristics that make it easy for those who work with them every day to tell individuals apart from one another. Their body size, facial features, and...
Up until the beginning of this year, Dilla was still enjoying adventures with Dius, a male orangutan from Badak Besar Island that our team temporarily placed on Badak Kecil Sanctuary Island, after he had managed to cross off the island several times.
The process of orangutan rehabilitation does not always produce the desired results, especially for those orangutans who are afflicted with old age, lack natural behaviours, have physical disabilities, or suffer from infectious diseases that prevent
Knowing how to compete with other orangutans while foraging is one of the most important skills an orangutan needs to survive in the wild. Each individual orangutan eventually learns about this, sometimes the hard way! So how has Desi...
