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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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Forest Fires in Lamandau Nature Reserve

Guard posts are essential for safeguarding the reserve, particularly at this time of year. As Indonesia’s dry season continues, the risk of forest fires in critical wildlife habitats like the…

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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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Logos Lands In Trouble

Orangutan Foundation (OF), one of our project partners, runs a soft-release programme for orphaned orangutans in the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. We’ve supported the work of OF for several years…

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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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Forest School

Orphaned orangutans rescued by the Orangutan Foundation in Indonesian Borneo are often too young to be released to the wild on their own. A soft-release programme – a forest school…

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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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New Shoots

Between 1990 and 2015, 67.9 million acres of forest were lost in Indonesia, with Central Kalimantan experiencing one of the highest rates of deforestation. The majority of Bornean orangutans are found…

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