Iqo

Iqo was found by a villager sitting alone by a riverbank. She had lost her mother and was completely on her own. The man who discovered her took Iqo in and kept her for five months before realizing she deserved a better life with professional care. He then set off on a four-hour motorcycle ride to bring the exhausted and dehydrated Iqo to the Nyaru Menteng rehabilitation center.

At the time, in 2022, Iqo was estimated to be around 12 months old. Life as a pet had taken its toll on her — she had been fed almost nothing but rice and was starving for affection.

Today, Iqo is thriving at Nyaru Menteng’s Forest School. She’s making wonderful progress, full of curiosity and enthusiasm for life. Still, she needs plenty of care, nourishment, learning, and love to continue her journey toward a life as a free orangutan again.

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Iqo da hun netop var kommet til centeret (Foto: BOSF)

Help Iqo on her journey back to the rainforest

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FACTS ABOUT IQO

Gender: Female
Center: Nyaru Menteng
Arrival: November 2022
Age at arrival: Around 1 year

What do you get when you adopt Iqo?

When you adopt Iqo, you’ll immediately receive an adoption certificate and her full background story by email.

Four times a year, you will receive updates on Iqo life and progress. These updates offer a unique insight into the journey back to the wild - from important milestones to every day life moments. You will follow how she is developing, adapting and overcoming both setbacks and successes along his way to freedom in the rainforest.

In September, you will receive a special video greeting from Iqo.

Last but not least, you'll also receive our newsletter with stories from our work in Borneo, conservation insights and the latest news about orangutans and their habitats.

What does your support go towards when you adopt?

All the orangutans at the centers.

Your adoption is symbolic, which means that you are not only helping Iqo, but also all the other orangutans at the rehabilitation centers in Borneo.

Rescue of orphaned orangutans.
You contribute to the work in Borneo to rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce orphaned orangutans and secure rainforests for them to return to.

Prevention through information.
You contribute to the awareness work to protect the critically endangered orangutan and its last habitats and the work to eliminate the threats to the orangutan.