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Posted 22 Apr 2016 in Updates , Rocky & Rickina

Rocky has moved to Monkey Island, the newest island at the West Kalimantan rescue centre. He still comes back to ...

Posted 22 Apr 2016 in Updates , Bunga

Bunga has been at the centre in West Kalimantan for many years and has developed in to one of the ...

Posted 22 Apr 2016 in Updates , Monti

Monti is growing bigger and bigger and now spends all her time out on the islands, foraging during the day ...

Posted 22 Apr 2016 in Updates , Rahayu

In the last update, it was reported that Rahayu had suffered respiratory problems as a result of the forest fires ...

Posted 22 Apr 2016 in Updates , Dora

Dora is nearly seven years of age and she has grown quite a bit in the last six months. Dora’s ...

Posted 22 Apr 2016 in Updates , Gokong

Gokong is now three years of age and weighs 12kg. He is currently housed in a social group including Seroja, ...

Posted 22 Apr 2016 in Updates , Seroja

Seroja is now 5.5 years old and weighs 15kg. In order to boost her confidence, she was recently moved to ...

Posted 24 Mar 2016 in News , TOP in the Media

The Orangutan Project’s work has recently aired in a 30 minute documentary on Al Jazeera network.

Posted 15 Mar 2016 in News , TOP News

When an orangutan is ready, it may be released directly from the cage area, or taken to a predetermined release ...

Posted 15 Mar 2016 in News , TOP News

Before they can be released to the wild, orangutans have to learn how to survive in the forest – a ...