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.
Emerson was already a young adult of around 15 years old when he was rescued in Sangatta and taken to Samboja Lestari on February 11, 2001. Due to his size as well as our capacity in Samboja Lestari, which at that time had reached its maximum...
Following a report from a local farmer who had spotted an orangutan at his plantation, the Nyaru Menteng rescue team was dispatched to Taringen village, Central Kalimantan. Monday December 3rd 2012, equipped with orangutan rescue gear, we left the...
A few weeks after the successful release of 21 orangutans to the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest on 1–2 November 2012, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS Foundation) of Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan, in cooperation with the...
Termite nests are a natural food source for the orangutan. Therefore, once a week, the technicians at Samboja Lestari enthusiastically “hunt” for termite nests – even going outside the grounds of the BOS Foundation – in order to familiarize the...
On Monday 19 November 2012, Lone Drøscher Nielsen was presented with a certificate of appreciation at the Office of the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA), the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia.
