17 July 2012
In a series of events conducted by Bridgestone, a leading tyre manufacturer, the BOS Foundation accepted generous donations including cash in the amount of IDR 40 million, car tyres, as well as tree planting and care on a one-hectare area at Samboja Lestari for 8 years.
16 July 2012
Orangutans are in dire need of a revised conservation approach, according to a new study in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
10 July, 2012
Still no news from KFC headquarters in the US despite the fact it’s been six weeks since Greenpeace International exposed the company’s links to rainforest deforestation.
20th June 2012
The Indian market is the world's largest consumer of palm oil, most of it from Indonesia. Palm oil imports into India have grown rapidly since 2007 to 7.2 million tonnes in 2011-12, resulting in a steep import bill and spurring the destruction of Indonesian forest for plantations.
17th June 2012
Indonesia "has reversed course" from a forest policy that drove deforestation in previous decades and is poised to become a leader in "sustainable forestry", asserted Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a speech on Wednesday at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Bogor.
22 June 2012
Tony Gilding speaks to Sen Lam from Radio Australia on the release of Hamzah and Berlian.
The two young primates spent five years in "Orangutan School" to prepare them for freedom.
19th June 2012
The News Group has produced an excellent short video which captures the magic of one of our recent releases. It appeared today on many of their sites including The Australian, Sun Herald and the Daily Telegraph.
Here is the video...
18 June 2012
BOS President Tony Gilding spoke with ABC Brisbane Afternoons presenter Kelly Higgins-Devineabout Forest School for the orangutans.
19 June 2012 The Northern Star
Tony Gilding has described the emotional moment when he witnessed the world-first release of two endangered orangutans into the wild during his recent trip to Indonesia.
18 June 2012
The Central Kalimantan Orangutan Reintroduction Program at Nyaru Menteng is planning to release eight more orangutans in Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest at the end of July 2012.
13 June 2012
BOS Australia President, Tony Gilding was interviewed on Channel 10's The Circle program this morning
10 June 2012
As the public servants of Indonesia's Forestry Ministry stand waiting for the lifts, they are assailed by warnings against graft.
May 06, 2012 Another 2 Orangutans from Samboja Lestari are released. Back to the wild, they are free.
Welcome ‘home’ Hamzah and Berlian! Enjoy the forest! Thanks to you all.
See the video above. Further progress can be followed at the BOS blog.
27 April 2012
Rescued orangutans returned to the rainforests of Indonesia are the first to be released in a decade
As the financial year draws to an end we would like you to join us in a new beginning.
It’s a journey into the wilds of Borneo travelling with very special companions who share 98.5% of their DNA with you.
We are immensely proud to have achieved a major objective – providing independence for rescued and orphaned orangutans in the tranquillity and safety of their natural jungle habitat.
With your help we can achieve this journey to freedom for 10 more primates, all gloriously individual. Just like you!
The complexities behind this relocation programme are substantial. Many of these beautiful primates, like 21-year old Mama Tata and her child have spent years in our sanctuaries being cared for and rehabilitated before set free in their natural environment.
This journey for each orangutan encompasses a “ticket price” of $9,450. So at BOS in Australia, we are determined to raise $94,500 to provide freedom for another 10 orangutans this year.
In making your plans for the closing financial year we urge you to consider the tax effective advantages as well as the very real environmental gains your donation can share with these intelligent and
serene jungle apes.
Your donation is important and goes directly to BOS Indonesia to help bring this noble yet endangered species back from the brink and on a path to freedom.
To make a donation simply click here.
April 24, 2012 The first 3 Orangutans from Samboja Lestari are released. Back to the wild, they are free.
And it wouldn't have happened without the support BOS Australia donors. Thanks to you all.
See the video above. Further progress can be followed at the BOS blog.
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17 April 2012
Orangutans may be smarter than previously thought if a new study into the sophisticated way they build nests is any indication.
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2 April 2012
Several multinational companies have vowed to boycott the huge forestry conglomerate, Asia Pulp and Paper, after a public outcry after evidence emerged of illegal logging by APP in Indonesia, that is damaging the habitat of rare animals such as the Sumatran tiger.
Nyaru Menteng,Central Kalimantan, March 29, 2012.
After a successful release of four orangutans on February 28 in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest, eleven orangutans are now in the final preparation stage to be released in the same region. This release will be conducted on March 30-31.
Mama Tata and Tata (pictured) are two of those about to taste freedom.
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Orangutans are part of the great ape family. There are four kinds of great apes: Orangutans: Gorillas: Chimpanzees: Bonobo: Orangutan Facts Orangutan Gallery
29th February 2012
After months of detailed planning, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in Indonesia have begun their release program with news this morning of the first successful release.
28 February 2012
Four orangutans were released into the wild on Indonesia's Borneo island on Tuesday, an official said, as the country ramps up efforts to protect the animals from extinction.
16 February 2012
The long-held contention that rural forest communities are the prime culprits in tropical forest destruction is increasingly being discredited, as evidence mounts that the best way to protect rainforests is to involve local residents in sustainable management.
Street artist Vexta is one of four artists who have designed a bottle for ABSOLUT.
All proceeds of the sale of Vexta's creatively designed bottle go directly to BOS Australia.
To grab a piece of original street art and help the orangutans bid in the charity auction. Auction ends at 9am Febraury 25th.
The bottles are on display at the Opera Bar, Sydney. Thanks Vexta
7 February 2012
There have probably been at least 2,800 confiscations of illegally kept orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra since the early 1970s.
A mother and baby orangutan, facing certain death, were rescued from hunters armed with machetes, knives and ropes.
When the Rescue team arrived, the mother gave no resistance, which is extraordinary behavior for a wild orangutan, suggesting she was totally exhausted from being chased all night.
Hunters can be paid up to A$150 for each orangutan they kill.
The good news is that the release site was the Kehje Sewen site which was funded by Australian BOS donors including a significant contribution by John Cochrane.
View the Release video or
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You may recall the note we sent around in October about baby Himba, who was rescued by a wood collector in Central Kalimantan. He had brought baby Himba to Nyaru Menteng in a small cardboard box.
We now bring you an update on his wellbeing.
Since the 1990s, BOSF has worked to rehabilitate captive orangutans and reintroduce them back into the wild. It now has a total 850 orangutans in rehabilitation — 650 at a facility in Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan, and 200 in Samboja Lestari.
A recent Jakarta Globe article highlights the various stages and challenges of orangutan rehabilitation.
Photo: A baby orangutan at a Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation rehabilitation center in East Kalimantan on Jan. 11. (JG Photo/Fidelis E. Satriastanti)
27 January 2012
As bounty hunters with bush knives entrapped them in a circle and moved in for the kill, the only thing this mother orang-utan could think to do was to wrap a giant protective arm around her daughter.
18 January 2012
When fruit is scarce, try chomping on a slow loris. That seems to be the strategy adopted by the normally vegetarian orang-utans, which have been spotted knocking the small primates out of trees and killing them with a bite to the head.
18 January 2012
Indonesia's certified palm oil production is expected to reach about 5.6 million tons by 2015, or one-fifth of its total palm oil output throughout the year, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) auditing body estimates.
This week Astrid, Monic, Tantri and