Blog Archives

 

June 5, 2014

BOS Nyaru Menteng: Meet Toby!

Just like humans, mother orangutans form an extremely close bond with their infants. The trauma an infant goes through when his or her mother is… more…

 

May 22, 2014

OUTROP: May Project Update

Why we give a dam: blocking the former illegal logging canals to rehabilitate the forest and save orangutan habitat A legacy of the past illegal… more…

 

April 25, 2014

Orangutan Photo of the Year!

Veterinary staff of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) perform medical checks on the newest arrival at the SOCP quarantine centre near Medan, Sumatra. The… more…

 

April 17, 2014

How Apps for Apes helps conservation

Our friends at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest recently did a blog interview about Apps for Apes with Orangutan Outreach Executive Director Richard Zimmerman. Read Part 2 of… more…

 

April 15, 2014

Love, Bornean Style

Just over a year ago on the 14th of February 2013, a handsome orangutan named Edwan was released into Batikap Forest. Learn more about the… more…

 

December 16, 2013

Amazing Daisy

Dec 2013 – As the year draws to a close we want to pause for a moment and reflect on something truly special. Orangutan Outreach… more…

 

August 9, 2013

COP & JAAN: Mission Critical

9 August 2013 — Orangutan Outreach partners COP and JAAN have been in a remote corner of East Kalimantan (Borneo) trying desperately to save the… more…

 

July 26, 2013

Orangutan Island Has New Residents!

July 2013 – Having successfully commenced the reintroductions of orangutans into Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest, the orangutan rehabilitation process at BOS Nyaru Menteng is now… more…

 

June 26, 2012

Orangutan Outreach: Moving Forward

Sept 2011 – After the disaster in Sintang and tragic loss of baby Luna Orangutan Outreach had to re-evaluate our efforts on the ground in Indonesia. We took critical… more…