LATEST UPDATE ON PANGKUY & PALS
In September, Pangkuy and her friends – Sisil, and mother-infant pair Clara and Clarita - began their new lives in the forests of the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR).
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.
In September, Pangkuy and her friends – Sisil, and mother-infant pair Clara and Clarita - began their new lives in the forests of the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR).
“Ba De Ya, say do you remember... Ba De Ya, dancing in September... Ba De Ya, never was a cloudy day”, go the lyrics of the iconic song ‘September’ by American musical act Earth, Wind & Fire.
Our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Central Kalimantan was recently conducting a routine patrol, when a strong signal was detected from Janu, a 9-year-old male released in February 2017.
As I stand in the jungle observing the orangutan residents of Batikap Conservation Forest, I find myself comparing them to human children.
Following last weeks rescues of two baby orangutans by BOS Foundation Nyaru Menteng and the Central Kalimantan BKSDA, we are happy to report that one week on, both babies are doing so much better.
