35 Years of Conserving Orangutans, Forests and People
As we celebrate our 35th year of conservation, we are not only committing to another 35 years of work but we are reflecting on the achievements we have had together, for the future of orangutans, forests and people.
A look at some of our achievements together…
ORANGUTANS
5 camps for post-release orangutan monitoring are in operation
33 orphaned orangutans cared for and returned to the wild
100 baby orangutans were born in the wild
290+ orangutans rescued and translocated into the wild
1,000+ times of orangutan health checks conducted
FORESTS
12 guard posts are in operation
264,600+ trees planted into degraded forest
100,000+ hectares of tropical forest actively protected
100+ firefighting and integrated patrol operations conducted
20+ years of research station operations
1,000+ wildlife and plant monitoring activities
127 wildlife species recorded from camera traps and direct encounters
4 priority animal species are monitored each year: orangutans, proboscis monkeys, tarsiers, and false gharial
820,000+ hectares of forest outside of protected areas have been surveyed for orangutans
PEOPLE
50+ research grants provided for students
29 educational activities conducted
2,111 people have been educated
Visitors from 69 countries have visited the Tanjung Harapan Information Centre
20 training sessions conducted
20+ villages have conducted outreach on human–orangutan conflict mitigation