ARE YOU READY FOR THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE?
There are so many ways you can help us save orangutans from extinction. But none are quite as exciting as our Volunteer Program in Borneo and our new Trek for Orangutans to the summit of Mount... View Article
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Eight orangutans return home
A collaborative effort between the BOS Foundation, the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency and the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park Agency closed 2021, seeing eight more orangutans released into the forest after completing their... View Article
Companies coy over palm oil use
21 June 2010
Some New Zealand food companies are being slippery about whether they use palm oil, according to a Green Party survey.
Lust for oil is driving Borneo orangutans to the brink
30 September 2009
Fleur Butcher from Melbourne Zoo visited Nyaru Menteng earlier in the year and caught up with her orangutan friend Melvin. The trip was the next stage in the skills exchange program with Melbourne Zoo and was funded by BOS Australia.
It’s a new baby!
Drum Roll, Please! We are happy to announce the 5th natural birth among released orangutans in the Kehje Sewen Forest and the 21st wild-born baby across all release sites. Female orangutan Signe, released to the forest... View Article
Government backs down on banning illegally logged timber
25 August 2009
THE federal Forestry Minister, Tony Burke, has approved changes to an election promise to ban imports of illegally logged timber to instead ''promote the trade'' of legal timber.
#SupportLittleRURU
August 2014
RURU is really looking forward to starting her new life but needs your support. SMS RURU to 0467 000 273 to donate $5.
Orangutan saviour supplies clean drinking water
18 October 2008
Close to the city of Balikpapan on the Indonesian island of Kalimantan, it took conservationist Willie Smits just a few years to plant an entire new forest to create a sanctuary for threatened orangutans.
Bong and Hamzah – Part 2
Two weeks ago, we reported that Hamzah sadly had to part ways with Bong, who we had to transfer to Muara Soh. After we moved Bong, Hamzah appeared displeased, and he disappeared into the forest as... View Article
New role for drones – wildlife, eco conservation
19th August 2012
They're better known as stealthy killing machines to take out suspected terrorists with pinpoint accuracy.
MEET OUR LONG TIME RESIDENTS
Can you imagine how difficult it must be for an orangutan to climb trees, forage for food, and build nests – with no arms? Yet, Kopral makes it look easy. He is our superhero and one... View Article
Indonesia to launch REDD+ agency to tackle deforestation
13 September 2011
Indonesia will establish a REDD+ agency to support the country's efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, according to a statement released by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's office.
AN ADRENALINE-FILLED 39th ORANGUTAN RELEASE
There are certain moments you never forget, moments that hold special meaning and evoke strong emotions. I had such an experience during the 39th orangutan release conducted by the BOS Foundation in Central Kalimantan on May... View Article
CHALLENGING ORANGUTAN RESCUE
Recently, a resident of Sei Gohong village reported that a wild orangutan had approached the outskirts of the village area. BOS swiftly took action to rescue the animal. A male orangutan was sighted close to the... View Article
Reckie Evacuated, Re-Released
One of the most challenging tasks of post-release monitoring is ensuring released orangutans do not travel too far to the outskirts of the forest and accidentally enter human settlements. If an orangutan wanders into a village and... View Article
MEET OUR NEW FAMILY MEMBER
While season 3 of Orangutan Jungle School is finally airing, we are thrilled to have added this season’s star to our adoption program. Please welcome Bumi. The seven-year-old arrived at our Nyaru Menteng centre on 18... View Article
THE NOT-SO-SIMPLE TASK OF RELEASING ORANGUTANS
The culmination of an orangutan’s rehabilitation journey is the release of that orangutan into a protected natural habitat. Reintroduction is a long process that encompasses education in Forest School and putting skills into practice on a... View Article
FOREST SCHOOLS – MUCH MORE THAN JUNGLE CLASSROOMS
Have you ever wondered how our forest schools resemble orangutans’ natural habitats? Let’s peek in and see! Sri Rahayu, BOS Foundation’s Surrogate Mother Coordinator at our Nyaru Menteng centre, and her fellow babysitters prepare for another... View Article
BOSF Celebrates National Education Day With The Release of SIX Orangutans
The BOS Foundation—in cooperation with their implementing partner company, PT. RHOI, and the East Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA)—has released six orangutans to the Kehje Sewen Forest on National Education Day, which falls annually on... View Article
Experts feud over how to save apes
26 April 2009
A battle has broken out between conservationists over attempts to save the orang-utan. The groups are divided over the issue of reintroducing to the wild orphaned animals that are now living in refuges in Borneo and Sumatra.
BOS returns 46 orangutans to the wild
6 September 2009
The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) has successfully released 46 orangutans back into the wild.
Independent Garu Shows Us All How It’s Done!
Growing up can be hard – especially when the time comes to leave home! For most modern-day humans, this means finding a job to financially support oneself, and a new place to live. For orangutans, this... View Article
Feasting in the forest
In the forest, our Post-Release Monitoring (PRM) team members rely on supplies purchased monthly in Muara Wahau, the nearest town to Camp Nles Mamse, about 70 kilometres away. There, logistical and bulk food supplies, including vegetables... View Article
Meet Sura…
4th December 2013
Meet Sura...now just six months old, Sura was the latest victim of the scandalous Indonesian deforestation activities.
The guilty secrets of palm oil
2 May 2009
It's an invisible ingredient, really, palm oil. You won't find it listed on your margarine, your bread, your biscuits or your KitKat. It's there though, under "vegetable oil". And its impact, 7,000 miles away, is very visible indeed.
Palm oil continues to destroy Indonesia’s wildlife
12 November 2014
How do the products we buy affect the world’s rainforests? In the lead up to the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit held in Sydney this week, The Conversation is running a series on rainforest commodities.
Coalition’s Orangutan And Rainforest Protection Plan
30 August 2013
Federal Shadow Minister for Climate Action Environment and Heritage, Greg Hunt, Coalition’s Orangutan And Rainforest Protection Plan
Government to allow peatland plantations
13 February 2009
The Agriculture Ministry will issue a decree to allow businesses to dig up the country's millions of hectares of peatland for oil palm plantations.
Visit Samboja with Lou Grossfeldt
19th December2015
Join our VP Lou Grossfeldt and Primate Keeper, Janet Lackey, who will both be in Borneo at the Samboja Lestari Lodge from 10th to the 24th of February 2016 working on the ongoing behavioural enrichment project for the non releasable Orangutans.
Rapid testing completes safety procedures
We are now in the fourth month since we closed both our rehabilitation centres in Borneo to visitors, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Over this time, we have remained committed to providing the best care... View Article
Challenges of orangutan release
26 March 2015
In 2007, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, launched a national program called “Orangutan Indonesia: Conservation Strategies and Action Plan”. This program was designed by orangutan experts and outlined a series of actions and strategies needed to protect orangutans in Sumatra and Kalimantan over a 10 year period, circa 2010 to 2017.
DAVI – THE ADVENTUROUS EATER
Davi is nearly seven years old and a student at Samboja Lestari’s Forest School, where she continues to learn the skills required to survive in the wild. Davi practices daily how to find food, build nests... View Article
BOS to release first rehabilitated orangutans in 9 years
23 August 2010
Free At Last: First rehabilitated orangutan in 9 years to be released into the wilds of Borneo.
Nonstop to freedom
Get ready for some fantastic news! We have started to release orangutans again. After almost one year in lockdown, we safely and successfully released ten orangutans back to the Bornean rainforest. From our centre in Central... View Article
BOS Secretary
Currently, BOSA seeks a highly motivated, organised, and energetic individual to perform the role of Secretary on its management Committee.
Voluntary position - approx. 5hrs per week.
