Save the Orangutan makes targeted efforts to rescue displaced and orphaned orangutans and ensure the best conditions possible for their future survival. Sadly, thousands of orangutans die as a result of deforestation, hunting, and illegal wildlife trade where they are sold as pets or for entertainment purposes. Save the Orangutan […]
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A rescued orphaned or displaced orangutan undergoes a comprehensive rehabilitation process, resembling a school process, at a rehabilitation centre before it can be reintroduced to the rainforest. Save the Orangutan supports the two rehabilitation centres in Borneo managed by BOS Foundation: Samboja Lestari and Nyaru Menteng. The centres currently care […]
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Not all the rescued orphaned and displaced orangutans can be reintroduced to the rainforest. Some of the rescued orangutans have been injured so badly or have been traumatised too severely by life in captivity that they will never be able to survive in the wild. Others might have been diagnosed […]
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The Bornean rainforest is under great pressure The Indonesian government owns all forests in Borneo, and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry assigns status to forests depending on how valuable they find them. If the forest area is home to many rare animal and plant species, it may be recognised […]
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Only certain forest areas recognised as being of high conservation value are protected by the Indonesian government. The rest of the forest can be used legally for industrial purposes. Large parts of the wild Bornean rainforest have been completely or partially degraded. If the forest has been used for logging […]
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The Bornean rainforest has always been home to both orangutans and humans. Save the Orangutan cooperates with BOS Foundation and Borneo Nature Foundation with grants from Civil Society in Development to ensure a place in nature for both humans, plants, and animals. A marginalised people The heavily marginalised indigenous people, […]
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