orangutan orphan

Orangutan Stories: Gunawan‘s progress in the soft-release programme!

Gunawan in the soft-release programme is growing in confidence… on his first attempt at climbing, he is here to show that a life in the trees is instinctive for the forest ape.

Orangutan Stories: Epeng - new home, new hope

Epeng, recently handed over by his owners, has been settling in well to his first few weeks in the soft-release programme. Already climbing despite his young age, he truly is a testament to the resilience of the forest ape.

Orangutan Stories: welcome to Amel – but what happens to the mothers of orphaned orangutans?

Kept in a small enclosure for eleven years, we hope it is not too late for twelve-year-old Amel to learn how to be an independent orangutan. But Amel’s story highlights a deeper issue - what truly happens to the mothers of orphaned orangutans?