Labetty has given birth! Labetty herself is the offspring of Lady Di, an ex-captive female that we reintroduced to the wild in 2006. Lineages descending from ex-captive individuals are a testament to orangutan reintroduction programmes.
Orangutan Stories: Chaos at Camp Buluh! Orangutans taking showers and more
Orangutan Stories: How Epeng earnt his name
Orangutan Stories: Labetty is pregnant... again!
Emergency funding sent to support Tapanuli orangutans threatened by Sumatra floods
With only 800 individuals left in the wild, the Tapanuli orangutan is the most endangered species of orangutan - and with recent floods in Sumatra many individuals have gone missing. Orangutan Foundation has sent emergency funding to Scorpion Foundation who work to conserve Tapanuli orangutans in Northern Sumatra, to help rebuild the facilities destroyed by the flood.
Orangutan Stories: Recent rescues and what they teach us
Orangutan Stories: Fantastic Four
Four infants were recently handed over to our care to join the soft-release programme for orphaned orangutans. But one orangutan, Kiki, is very particular about who is friends with! Orangutans have personalities from a very young age - and can are very entertaining as they grow into themselves more and more.
Orangutan Stories: Sheila the river pirate
In Conversation: From bottles to new beginnings – the orangutan carers
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an orangutan carer? In the depths of Borneo’s forests, our camps support orphaned orangutans on their journeys back into the wild - and it is the carers that are there for every step of the way. In this ‘In Conversation’, we catch up with the carers of latest release Mona.
