Our International Orangutan Day banner was designed by Alina Bachmann. It features Forest School students at BOS Nyaru Menteng.
Thank you to storyboard artist and illustrator Chiara Mazzoni, for creating this wonderful video to motivate everyone to take part in International Orangutan Day!
International Orangutan Day — August 19th — Every Year!
International Orangutan Day is the perfect day to show your love for orangutans. This very special day is meant to inspire people everywhere to take action that will help protect orangutans in the wild and to support the care of orangutans being looked after at rescue centers and sanctuaries in Borneo and Sumatra.
In celebration of International Orangutan Day, on August 19, 2025 Love Nature will air a marathon of Orangutan Jungle School seasons 1–3 and the spinoff Becoming Orangutan across their global platforms (including NatureTime in New Zealand). OJS season 3 will also be live streamed worldwide on Love Nature’s YouTube channel for at least one month starting August 19, 2025 (excluding viewers in the UK, Germany, and Italy).
WAYS TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL ORANGUTAN DAY
Learn about orangutans!
You can observe International Orangutan Day by learning everything there is to know about orangutans, including their habitat, behavior, lifespan, and threats to survival. Here are 10 essential facts about orangutans! Learn even more on our FAQs page.
Donate to help protect orangutans!
If you care about orangutans, you’ll want to do everything you can to ensure their survival. A donation can go a long way toward making this possible. You can help keep orangutans thriving by generously supporting their care. Orangutan Outreach offers many easy ways to make a donation.
Adopt an orangutan online!
Read the bios of all the orangutans in the Orangutan Outreach Adoption Program. Learn more and select your adoptee(s) on our adoption page.
Create awareness online!
Share your ideas and the information you’ve gathered with your friends, family, and coworkers. You can even start an online fundraiser to raise funds to protect orangutans. The most important thing any of us can do is raise awareness about the problems that arise from deforestation. An easy action is to share posts from the Orangutan Outreach Facebook Page. Check out all our social media links here.
Orangutans Need Your Help!
Thank you for your generous support in these challenging times.
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