FOREST SURVIVAL 101: LESSONS FROM ORANGUTANS
We can learn SO MUCH from orangutans – like, how to survive in the forest! Let’s look at some examples that our monitoring team members put into practice...
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.
We can learn SO MUCH from orangutans – like, how to survive in the forest! Let’s look at some examples that our monitoring team members put into practice...
In the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Central Kalimantan, we, the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team, have many responsibilities. One of our most regular tasks is to find orangutans and observe their behaviour. We use radio tracking technology.
At the end of August, we, the Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team from Camp Lesik in the Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan, conducted routine orangutan patrols along two transects: Transect Ariyo-Marzuki and Transect Aldrin...
A wide variety of different orangutan foods grow naturally in Borneo’s forests, including the pacific walnut (Dracontomelon dao), known locally as sangkuang, a plant native to Kalimantan...
In the forest, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team members rely on supplies purchased monthly in Muara Wahau, the nearest town to Camp Nles Mamse, about 70 km away. There, logistical and bulk food supplies, including vegetables and eggs, are....
