SAMBOJA LESTARI 19th ORANGUTAN RELEASE CANDIDATE PROFILES
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.
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.
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.
Petak arrived at BOS Foundation’s Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre on 9 August 1998, at the age of two. She had been illegally kept as a pet by a local resident in the Sebulu area, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan.
Our orangutan Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) spends most of their time observing our released orangutans, collecting data on how well they are adapting to their new environment...
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...
