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.
Forest fires are usually the main ‘enemy’ that keeps us on high alert during each and every dry season. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has stated that since 2015, forest fires have destroyed over 1 million ha of forest in Kalimantan and...
Since its establishment in 1991, the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation has remained committed to releasing orangutans to safe forest areas in Central and East Kalimantan. Releasing orangutans that have completed the rehabilitation...
On 23 December, 2017, a 2-year-old baby orangutan arrived at the BOS Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. The small, frightened baby girl, whom we later named Rachel, was handed over in a wooden box by a local resident.
The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation, in cooperation with the East Kalimantan BKSDA, has successfully released another six orangutans from the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and into the Kehje Sewen Forest.
Laila came from the Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta and was handed over to the BOS Foundation’s Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on 18 March 2001.
