Restoring degraded rainforest is crucial for the survival of the orangutan. With the new #plant_1_2_trees campaign, Save the Orangutan wants to replant as much as 1,000 hectares of degraded rainforest. Deforestation is the biggest threat to the survival of the orangutan. In the last four decades, 80% of orangutan habitat […]
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Meet the new residents at Nyaru Menteng
In the last two months, three infant orangutans have moved in at the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre. Three infant orangutans aged between 6-10 months have been handed over to the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in the past two months. They have all lost their mother and have been rescued […]
Read MoreAlready three babies rescued in 2021
In the last two months, three infant orangutans have been rescued and taken to the Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Centre. All are recovering from the trauma they have experienced. Unfortunately, quite regularly young orangutans that have lost their mother are found alone on fields close to forest areas. In the last […]
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