Going palm-oil free for orangutans.

This special post has been written by the Orangutan Foundation’s supporters.

 “My name is Jacha Potgieter and with my wife we run a coffee shop in Betws-y-Coed, north Wales  (www.alpinecoffeeshop.net).  

 I visited Borneo in 2008 on a volunteer programme to work with the organisation and I became aware of the impact of palm oil issues.  On returning home I was shocked to see how many products contained palm oil and resolved to seek out only palm oil free goods.  Myself, Sue (our cook) and my wife started researching and sourcing palm oil free goods.  It was not an easy journey but we achieved a lot, especially  persuading the local bakery and major food wholesalers to be aware of the issue.  We are now palm oil free except for sustainable goods of which there are only four products and we plan to replace these in due course.  We make our own ice-cream.  We also support Louis Barnett from Chokolit whose products are also palm oil free. There is a permanent exhibition and information on orangutans and the foundation in the coffee shop gallery.

 This is a very hard won achievement after two years of research and non-compromise but we have enjoyed the challenge.”

 The Orangutan Foundation praises all of your hard work and efforts and is extremely grateful for your ongoing support of our work. Also, thank you for the chocolates that you sent - they arrived today and were absolutely delicious -yum!

 Here is another contribution from Sue, a supporter of the Orangutan Foundation and Jacha’s…

 “This Halloween, Gwen and Jasha Potgieter kindly let us use the outside of their coffee shop to raise  money for the Orangutan Foundation. After a wet start, children and adults alike enjoyed a great time carving pumpkins, guessing the weight of the giant pumpkin and having their faces painted! We raised £185.22 on the day adding to the grand total of £900.00 raised by them this year. It was such a success that we have already been asked back next year!!”

 Please consider supporting the work of the Orangutan Foundation by donating to our 20^th Anniversary Appeal.

 Thank you!

Going ape for orangutans

Here's a snap shot of what was going during on last week's Orangutan Awareness Week.  TNT, motivated their staff to join us for Orange for Orangutan day. They are also running a competition for their staff, the winner receives 2 ticket to the Hope4apes event.

Ashley Leiman, Orangutan Foundation director gave numerous radio interveiws throughout Orangutan Awareness Week.  Listen to Ashley on BBC Scotland. 

Orangutans visited major London radio stations and dropped off a box of goodies, which included delicious carrot cake from Le Pain Quotidien and shortbread (palm oil free) Orangu-tangys from Paterson Arran. 

 

Nick, our orangutan mascot, visits London's radio stations to spread the word about his forest cousins.

With Joel Ross of Kiss FM.

Thank you to everyone who did something for orangutans last week. It is not too late to help please consider making a donation.

Thank you,

Orangutan Foundation.

Orangutan Awareness Week

It is Orangutan Awareness Week and what better way to start than by visiting Brian Matthew's orangutan picture gallery at BBC Wildlife Magazine's website. Here's a taster....

Its not too late to join in the week, why not take part in Orange for Orangutan Day on Wednesday 10th November - a fun and easy way to raise awareness and funds for the  endangered orangutan.

Do something for orangutans this week and donate to our 20th Anniversary Appeal!

News from the field to follow this week...

Thank you,

Orangutan Foundation, London office

Visit the orangutan gallery at

Alive and Giving - invite to free event to raise funds for orangutans

Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM (GMT), London. Alive & Giving is a new and innovative charity fundraising website and to celebrate the launch of AliveandGiving.com we would like to invite you and your guests to join us at our charity fundraising event, Live to Give.

Please go along and support Cool Earth who are raising funds on behalf of the Orangutan Foundation. Thank you!

 AliveandGiving.com is about encouraging considered giving. To reflect this we have invited three amazing charities, Changemakers, Cool Earth (for orangutans) and Restless Development, to pitch for funding from the audience at our launch party.   We have raised a fantastic £15,000 as match funding for these charities, so for every £10 you donate on the night, £20 will go to your chosen charity.   The event is free to attend; there will be live music and free drinks, and plenty of reasons to give!

For more info please click here...

An adventure of a lifetime

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVENTUROUS INDIVIDUALS!

18^th September – 30^th October

VOLUNTEER WITH THE ORANGUTAN FOUNDATION

 This programme offers volunteers a unique opportunity to visit the remote area of Danau Sentarum National Park (DSNP). DSNP is a wetland of interconnected lakes surrounded by peat swamp forest in the upper Kapuas river basin, the most threatened habitat remaining for orangutans in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan). The Sentarum lakes and surrounding peat swamp wetlands are unique in Kalimantan, as they are Borneo’s oldest inland peat swamps at 12,000 years old. This really is the heart of Borneo. Threats in the area are the rapid conversion of orangutan habitat to oil palm plantations, as well as hunting, forest fires and illegal logging.

This project will focus on constructing a guard post to protect critical areas inside the park. There will be chiseling, cementing, sawing, nailing and hammering, plus some digging, so this is no mean feat but crucial to ensure orangutans can have a life in the wild where they belong.

The situation facing orangutans in the wild is critical. All populations are under threat from habitat loss caused by conversion of tropical forest to commercial plantations, primarily oil palm, plus illegal logging and mining.

 Working as part of a team of up to 12 volunteers, this 6-week programme gives unrivalled experience of essential conservation work in one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Our programme promises exciting opportunities for adventurous individuals to participate in conservation fieldwork that really makes a difference.

Only 3 spaces left! For more information please contact Cat Gibbons at the Orangutan Foundation on 020 7724 2912 or email elly@orangutan.org.uk

Participants must be over 18 years old.

Buy our beautiful blue elephant and help save orangutans too!

Eko (lot 195), our beautiful blue and gold hand-painted elephant is up for auction as part of Elephant Parade London 2010. Own this original piece of artwork by Paul Kidby, the artist and illustrator of Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld books and the Orangutan Foundation will receive 70% of the total.

Eko the Orangutan Foundation's elephant - photo by Paul Kidby

Though we will be sad to see him go the funds raised will be used to support our vital conservation work in Borneo and Sumatra.

If you would like to bid for Eko (lot number 195) in person then why not attend the Grand Elephant Auction at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.  To purchase a ticket please contact Georgina Dunsford on georgina@elephantfamily.org or phone 0207 580 3184 / 0774 7402 970.  Tickets are £75 and include a delicious spread and live jazz.   If you are unable to attend, phone bidding can be arranged.

You need to register your maximum bid online by 2pm on the 2nd of July 2010 when the online auction for this elephant will close.

Sign elephant family's petition to save the Asian elephant.

Thank you and good luck!

Indonesian cultural evening in aid of orangutans

Show your support of the Orangutan Foundation by coming along to our Indonesian Cultural Evening on Wednesday 14th July, at Conway Hall, London, 7pm until 11pm. All funds raised will go towards supporting orangutan conservation. There will also be a chance to entre our raffle to win an Orangutan Conservation Tour to Borneo with Steppes Discovery. 

The Foundation and the Indonesian Embassy are holding an Indonesian evening, which will feature the award winning Indonesian Parahyangan Choir (in the UK for the annual International Musical Festival in North Wales), wonderful Balinese dancing and delicious Indonesian cuisine.

Image above - Indonesian Parahyangan Choir

Tickets are £20 per person (£10 for concessions), which includes all food and drink.

Please make cheques payable to Orangutan Foundation, or you can book via our secure online shop.

All proceeds will go to the Orangutan Foundation.

Please help us to promote this event by sharing this blog with your friends.

Thank you!

Orangutan Foundation

Bird watching in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo

Sorry for the long silence. We thought you might like to see some photos taken in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve ( in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo) by our  intrepid Patrol Manager, Jakir. He took some fantastic photos of the birds who have come to nest at Danau Burung, where the Orangutan Foundation have a guard post.

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea)- © Orangutan Foundation

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)chicks - © Orangutan Foundation

Can you think of a good caption for this photo? © Orangutan Foundation

Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) © Orangutan Foundation

Great Egrets (Casmerodius albus) - © Orangutan Foundation

Thank you,

 Cathy - Orangutan Foundation Uk office.

Don't bank on deforestation help prevent it instead!

After the success of their campaign against Nestlé, who were sourcing unsustainable palm oil from companies including Sinar Mas, Greenpeace are now taking on the bank HSBC - read more and take action here. Greenpeace reveal that HSBC are providing financial services to Sinar Mas, which has expanded its operations around the Danau Sentarum National Park (DSNP) in West Kalimantan. The Orangutan Foundation's Volunteer Programme will be working in Danau Sentarum with the Indonesian N.G.O., Titian Foundation, this September for six weeks.

The wetlands of Danau Sentarum © Titian Foundation

DSNP is a wetland of interconnected lakes surrounded by peat swamp forest in the upper Kapuas river basin, the most threatened habitat remaining for orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in Indonesia. The Sentarum lakes and surrounding peat swamp wetlands are unique in Kalimantan, as they are Borneo’s oldest inland peat swamps at 12,000 years old. DSNp is also listed as a Ramsar [Convention on Wetlands of International Importance] site. Threats in the area are rapid conversion of orangutan habitat to oil palm plantations as well as, forest fires, illegal logging and hunting.

Bornean female orangutan and infant © Brian Matthews

If you want to get involved with our crucial conservation work then please contact us on info@orangutan.org.uk or telephone 00 44 (0)20 7724 2912.

Earth Day in Central Kalimantan, Borneo

Earth Day came and went, and the Education team (from the Indonesian NGO Yayorin) from our EC funded project in Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve made sure it didn't go unnoticed.

Our theme for Earth Day was "Menanam Pohon Untuk Mengurangi Panas Bumi" or "Planting Trees to Decrease Global Warming". We wanted to inform the community about climate change, and how we, as individuals and also as a community, can contribute to a better, sustainable environment.

The target for Earth Day was the community of Sukamara, a district of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) and the youth group which the Orangutan Foundation facilitate, called Green Organization. The Education team spent a week in Sukamara prior to the event, to meet up with government and school officials to ensure that the Earth Day celebrations were a joint collaboration.

On Earth Daywe had a drawing competition for schoolchildren of various age groups at our EC-Lamandau project office in Sukamara. There were also environment games, including building a globe (out of sustainable materials). We encouraged the youth to build tree costumes out of boxes, and make up their own environment banners.

 Teachers and parents kindly volunteered their time to assist with these activities. An Earth Day parade mostly comprised of the youth from the Green Organization was organized, and everybody brought pails of water, of which they would spontaneously water the trees planted by the roadside. The idea is to inculcate the feeling of social togetherness and caring for the local environment. The soils in Sukamara are quite poor, and sandy and therefore, any trees, shrubs or plants in the community were 'celebrated' for being there.

The day ended with 124 individuals comprising of youth, government officials and villagers descending to Danau Burung nursery (also a guardpost manned by Orangutan Foundation and Forestry Department staff, that borders the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve) to plant at least 250 indigenous seedlings.

To thank the Green Organization youth who so enthusiastically volunteered their time to help and participate in Earth Day, we treated them to a well-deserved barbeque and an environment film screening.

Earth Day in Sukamara was hailed as a success by all, and we can't wait to start planning for the next year!

Thank you,

June Rubis

Orangutan Foundation Programmes Manager

Elephants take to the streets of London

If you are in London during May and June look out for hundreds of life-size model elephants.   Orangutan Foundation is thrilled to be part of London’s biggest outdoor art event, Elephant Parade London 2010, which is organised by the charity, elephant family

Eko, the Orangutan Foundation's elephant. Photo by Paul Kidby

Our beautiful elephant Eko (Indonesian for First born) is on display in Green Park. He was painted by Paul Kidby, the ilustrator of Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and was generously sponsored by Le Pain Quotidien.

Watch this short news clip which features Eko in the closing shot and you can view all the elephants here.

Sign the online petition which calls for governments around the world to to sit up and recognize the urgency of the dire situation facing the Asian elephant and the other species that share its habitat.

Another Orphaned Infant Orangutan Adopted by Orangutan

I was recently in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve to visit the guard posts and I dropped by Camp Rusak to check on orangutan Joanna and her new adopted baby last Friday (16th April 2010). Dr. Fiqri (the Foundation's vet) and Tigor (Orangutan Reintroduction manager) had told me that they were planning to release Joanna and her baby that day, and invited me to drop by - so I felt that it was a good opportunity to report back to this blog.

All photos were taken by Pak Jakir, our guard post supervisor.

female orangutan, Joanna and her new adopted baby © Orangutan Foundation

It only took one month for Joanna and the orangutan baby to bond - Dr Fiqri is very happy and felt confident that they would do well on their own.  She is very protective of her baby, yet also comfortable with Dr Fiqri and the rest of the camp staff .  When the orangutan baby first arrived from BKSDA, who had confiscated it from the owner, it only weighed 2 kg and it was 2 years old! It was malnourished, however, it thrived under Joanna's and Dr Fiqri's care, and as you can see, it has put on weight.

© Orangutan Foundation

Being released into the forest © Orangutan Foundation

We will continue to do our best to secure a safe future for Joanna and her new baby and we will be keeping a close eye on how they get on.

Please consider supporting our protectmeandmytree appeal - helping to keep orangutans in the wild.

Thank you,

June Rubis

Programme's Manager

Curious orangutan

Pak Jakir, our Patrol Manager, was on a patrol recently and came across an orangutan hanging about near Pos Seberang Gajah, in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve . Jakir managed to take some fantastic photos and so we thought we'd share them with you.

Photo © Orangutan Foundation

Photo  © Orangutan Foundation

Photo © Orangutan Foundation

This guard post was established in 2008 to counterattack illegal logging in the eastern part of the reserve. The presence of orangutans is a good sign that the habitat is not being disturbed as it was in the past. It is most likely a rehabilitated orangutan, rather than a wild orangutan but nevertheless, if the habitat was still being continually disturbed, it is unlikely that we would see any orangutans.

Orangutan walking upright through the swamp forest - photo  © Orangutan Foundation

We also have news of another female orangutan, in the Lamandau River reserve, who has adopted an orphaned infant orangutan - news and photos to follow soon!

Thanks,

June  Rubis

Programmes Manager

Earth Day and Water Day

Below are some photos of our booth at the Earth Day & Water Day exhibition at Palangkaraya (Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo) on the 17th of April, 2010. The Orangutan Foundation hosted the exhibition with the government conservation agency, BKSDA (Agency for Conservation of Natural Resources) along with several other organisations.

The objective of the exhibition was to "voice out the caring, partnership and commitment from the community in the conservation of water, forest reserves, and sustainable natural resources."

There was a good turnout from the public, about 500 people. The children particularly enjoyed the orangutan mascot (as played by our Education Officer, Fadlik) and the environment films that were screened.

We distributed information about our EC-Lamandau project in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve and talked to people about the importance of conserving the Reserve, not just for orangutans but also for local peoples. 

We are continuing our Earth Day celebration on the day itself, April 23rd, 2010 at Sukamara with our youth organization, Green Organization. Activities planned include planting seedlings at the Danau Burung Post at Lamandau Reserve, environment film screenings, talks, and other conservation activities. 

Thanks,

June Rubis

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First Orangutan Foundation Charity Golf Day

A charity golf day at the Welcombe Hotel in Stratford upon Avon was held on 27^th March to raise funds for the Protect me and My Tree appeal.  It’s the first time a golf day has been held for the Foundation and it raised £1572.

The day was organized by Foundation supporter Elaine Clueit.   Elaine went on the first photographic tour with Ian Wood in September 2008.  She was so moved by what she saw she came back determined to raise funds to help.

As well as raising funds the day was all about making sure that more people were aware of the palm oil issue.  Everyone was asked to wear orange if they could and the programme contained facts and figures about this issue.  Thanks to Little Satsuma everyone also received a gift of palm oil free soap.

There were some imaginative team names including The Durian Drivers and The Orang-e-tan Man Group.

 Golfers played for some fantastic prizes as well as taking part in a grand raffle and sweep stake.  Big thanks are due to the General Managers at Handpicked Hotels, Cliveden House, Stapleford Park, Salts Healthcare, Home and Away Lettings, Henley Golf Club, Darenth Valley Golf Course and Na Madrai Golf Society who all supported the event.

Na Madrai has also agreed to adopt the foundation as their first annual charity.

A golf day is a great way of raising funds – so if there are any other golfers out there, how about it?

Back where they belong!

Sorry for the long period of inactivity! Hudi, our Programme Co-ordinator in Indonesia sent through this short story about a sunbear and a pig-tailed Macaque.  

Belle, the sunbear © Orangutan Foundation

Saturday 13th of March 2010 was a special day for “Belle” a young female sunbear (Helarctos malayanus) and also for one pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina). After medical observation by Dr Fiqri (our Vet) and Tigor (our Reintroduction Manager ), Pak Eko Novi, the head of section II of the  Natural Resources Conservation Agency of Central Kalimantan (BKSDA SKW II Kalimantan Tengah) gave permission for both to be trans-located to the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve.

 

Sunbear and pig-tailed macaque going up river into the reserve © Orangutan Foundation

Carrying the cage out of the boat.  © Orangutan Foundation

Belle, about to be released. © Orangutan Foundation

The trans-location process went very smoothly. When the cage door was open by Pak Eko Novi the sunbear just walked out directly into the forest, she did not look back at us, unlike “Bruno”, the young male sun-bear, who we translocated a few months ago. He gave a surprise for all the people who trans-located him!

 

Straight out! © Orangutan Foundation

Back to the forest -wild and free! © Orangutan Foundation

Within a few minutes Belle had disappeared into the forest. However, we did have a surprise from the pig-tail macaque. A few minutes after the release the macaque came back to the longboat and then jumped into the water, swam across the river and then played on the opposite side of the river bank!

 

The pig-tailed macaque decided it wanted to be on the otherside of the river and why not? © Orangutan Foundation

Good to be back home! © Orangutan Foundation

Huge thanks to all of our dedicated staff and to our partners, who we work with in and around the reserve.

Please consider a donation towards our Protect Me and My Tree Appeal - raising vital funds for the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve.

Thank you!

Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor?

There has been much coverage of Indonesia's palm oil boom over the last week in the UK press and media.  Here are some of the links. Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor? - This radio programme was broadcast on Radio 4 last night, but is worth listening to on iplayer if you get the chance.

Green fuels cause more harm than fossil fuels, according to report

Orangutan survival and the shopping trolley

The Orangutan Foundation prides itself on keeping to the facts and we avoid sensationalist arguments. We acknowledge there are some companies who are acting responsibly and we applaud their efforts. However, many companies aren't and it is these and the Indonesian Government that must take action to stop the conversion of high conservation value forests into plantations.

Thanks,

Cathy - Orangutan Foundation UK office

Environmental Education in Indonesia

Over the past year, the education team has been extremely busy. It ran education and conservation programmes for 34 schools, 12 villages, 7 government agencies, and one oil palm company. The activities, which are part of our EC-funded programme,  highlight the need to conserve the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve for all stakeholders, including the younger generation.

School visits around the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve

© Orangutan Foundation 

Each school visit was evaluated with a quiz for the students to gauge how much information was absorbed. With this knowledge, the aim for 2010 is to concentrate on selected schools to give more thorough attention and time for each conservation education programme. One component was about learning how to separate waste for composting (bins were given to selected schools).

 One school (SMK N 1 Sukamara) was selected as a model to test out a new subject called ‘Ecological farming’ that puts emphasis on sustainable farming, using organic methods. Our community officer, Pak Roji, taught this subject for several months in this school upon approval from the local education district.

 

Encouraging student participation in environmental education © Orangutan Foundation. 

Soon there will be a meeting with the teachers to obtain their feedback, and to evaluate the effectiveness of this newly introduced subject. The new syllabus will be planned together with the teachers according to their needs.

Thank you to our regular donors, Matthew K, Tal B and Brigitta S - your continued support is more vital than ever. As our field costs (e.g. for running guard posts & patrols, orangutan monitoring and rescues, support for sustainable livelihoods and educational activities etc...)  increase we must maintain our commitment to these important programmes.

If you haven't already done so please consider making a donation to the Orangutan Foundation. 

With many thanks,

Cathy (Orangutan Foundation)

Reforestation in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve

June Rubis, our Programmes Manager, has sent an update on our reforestation programme in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve, Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. The internet connection from Pangkalan Bun, the town where our Indonesian office is based, is very slow and unreliable at the moment, so sending photos is proving a real challenge – all our staff in Indonesia deserve medals for their patience! Just quickly though we'd like to thank those who have recently left comments, especially Linda who mentioned our orangutan adoption programme. If you're interested in supporting our work in this way then please contact our partners, Care for the Wild International - adoptions make a wonderful gift!

Thanks also to Charmaine for giving our Volunteer Programme a plug!  We still have places available on Team 1, which runs from the 1st May to 12th June. If you want to visit Borneo, help in a direct and practical way and have an experience of a life time, then please get in touch with us.

Reforestation in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve –by June Rubis

 In 2009, with funding from the European Commission, we have successfully rehabilitated 120.5 hectares (with 34,834 seedlings from indigenous plant species) within the Lamandau River Reserve.

 

Taking out Seedlings to be planted in the reserve

Seedlings

Carrying seeds to be planted

Filling polybags

Planting seeds into polybags

We have also planted 10,516 pinang species (type of palm) as a living reserve border at Sukamara. As well, we have planted 1200 seedlings at the 500 m buffer zone that surrounds the Reserve.

 

Watering seedlings during the dry season.

Planting seedlings into polybags

Transporting seedlings from Post Perapat.

Our current plans for 2010 include, rehabilitating up to 30 hectares of degraded land at the village forests outside the reserve. These are the same villages that we have been assisting in finding alternative sustainable livelihoods. The tree species chosen for this tree-planting project will be decided upon after discussions with the local communities.

All our thanks,

Orangutan Foundation

The Best Teacher and Best Mother for Orangutan is Orangutan!

Brian (adopted infant orangutan) and Rosa (the surrogate orangutan mother) are living in the forest surrounding Camp Gemini, in the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve. They are still being followed and monitored by two Camp staff (Utang and Winto). We met with them on Sunday not too far from the Camp, Rosa and Brian looked very happy. Brian was moving and swinging very friskily, up and down and he sometimes moved to other trees and then back again to Rosa.  The whole time Rosa keeping an eye on everything Brian did, if Brian had a problem Rosa went to help him. All Orangutan Foundation staff are very happy with Brian's progress, he is very quick to adapt to the forest.

Rosa is teaching Brian how to forage, she eats a few types of leaf and Brian is very clever to follow what Rosa does. He tries to reach the leaves by himself and eat them.  Meanwhile, Camelia (another young orangutan) watching Rosa and Brian, slowly moves closer to them. Brian gives a good response.

They play together and Brian follows Camelia, climbing to the top of the tree. In that moment there was a fantastic phenomenon shown by Camelia. She gave a lead to make a nest, Camelia broke the branch and made a nest for Brian. Rosa helped them to make the nest too. Slowly Brian reached for a small branch and broke it. Brian is very quick to learn and imitate everything he sees!

Many thanks to:

·       BKSDA Kalimantan Tengah (the  Natural Resources Conservation Agency of Central Kalimantan)

·       Mr. Eko Novi Setiawan the head of section II of the  Natural Resources Conservation Agency of Central Kalimantan (Kepala BKSDA SKW II Kalimantan Tengah),

·       Ibu Ashley Leiman OBE the Director of Orangutan Foundation UK,

·       Brian W. Matthews the Wildlife Photographer

·       Tigor Nainggolan the Lamandau orangutan Reintroduction Manager of Orangutan Foundation UK

·       Fiqri the Lamandau orangutan reintroduction Vet of Orangutan Foundation-UK

·       Uduk the Lamandau orangutan reintroduction Camp Coordinator of Orangutan Foundation-UK

·       Yatno for the Kijang pickup

·       All of Camp Siswoyo and Gemini Staff for the extraordinary jobs

Thank you to all our supporters who have given so generously to our 'Protect Me and My Tree Appeal' - your support is crucial in helping us to provide a safe and secure habitat for these orangutans.

Regards,

Hudi  WD (Orangutan Foundation Programme Coordinator)