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Rebuilding Rainforests: A Lifeline for Orangutans

In the heart of Indonesian Borneo lies the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, a sanctuary for the critically endangered Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii). Spanning 158,000 acres, this vital reserve is home…

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Tenom the Trailblazer

Earlier this year, Tenom, a young sun bear under a year old, took her first steps into the Tabin Wildlife Reserve as part of a groundbreaking soft-release project by the Bornean…

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Arul-the-Orangutan and The complexities of conservation

Arul July 2023 – January 2024 Lamandau Wildlife Reserve in Indonesian Borneo has reported a tragic incident involving Arul, a 6-month old orangutan. Arul was bitten by a group of long-tailed…

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Update from the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve

In 2022 we partnered with Orangutan Foundation to fund forest restoration in an orangutan conservation area in Indonesian Borneo. Funding would cover the construction of a new nursery at Vigilant Howe,…

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Sun Shines on Sun Bear Betung

Betung was rescued by the Sabah Wildlife Department in August 2020. She was a victim of the exotic pet trade. She had been taken as a tiny cub and kept in…

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Life in Lamandau

Image: Acuy and newborn son, OF Saturday 19 August marks International Orangutan Day. All three species of orangutan (Tapanuli, Sumatran, Bornean), found only in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, are Critically…

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Queen and the crocodile

Orangutan mothers are devoted – they spend up to eight years raising their infant on a one-to-one basis and the infant is totally dependent on them during this time, learning…

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Tiny Tenom

Sun bears are the smallest and least-studied bear species. They live in tropical lowland forests and are the only bear in South-East Asia. Bornean sun bears are found exclusively in Borneo.…

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