Orangutan in East Kalimantan Almost Hit by Car
An adult orangutan in the Bengalon District, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan tried to cross the highway and was almost...
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Orangutan Wears a Tourist’s Sunglasses
A video has gone viral on social media, showing an orangutan wearing a tourist’s sunglasses that were accidentally dropped into...
WOW Borneo Orangutan Cruises Explore Kalimantan’s Treasures
Pioneering river cruise operator WOW Borneo has plied the rivers of Kalimantan for 13 years, delivering a uniquely comfortable and...
Yes! We Have No Orangutans
I was delighted when Indonesia Expat invited me to submit an article for the Green and Sustainability issue. Green happens...
Tourist Arrested for Smuggling Drugged Orangutan
A tourist has reportedly drugged an Orangutan and attempted to smuggle it to his home country of Russia. Andrei Zhestkov,...
Orangutan with 74 Bullet Wounds in Body Slowly Recovers
Last Sunday, the Natural Resources Conservation Agency of Aceh (BKSDA) managed to rescue an orangutan with 74 air-rifle rounds in...
Orangutan Rescued from Abuse, Found to have 74 Bullets in Body
Head of Data and Information at the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Sutopo Purwo Nugroho shared heartbreaking images of two...
World’s Rarest Orangutan under Threat after Indonesian Environmentalists Lose Battle against Chinese-Backed Dam
The Indonesian Forum for the Environment, also known by its Indonesian acronym, WALHI, has lost a court case to a...
Orangutans Have Self-Medicating Ability, Study Finds
Bornean orangutans possess the ability to cure themselves using medicinal substances from the wild, a new study suggests. The plant...
New Species of Great Ape Discovered in Sumatra
A scientific paper has confirmed that a new species of primate has been discovered in the forests of Sumatra: the...
A Jungle Adventure With Kalimantan’s Orangutan
I spotted my first orangutan high up in the trees in the early morning. I heard it before I saw...
The Bare Necessities: Gunung Leuser National Park
Trekking Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra in search of endangered orangutans in another world. Ever since Leonardo DiCaprio...
Cruising on a Borneo River
There is a special feeling that Borneo invokes. There really is no other experience that comes close to cruising on...
#SaveDodo: Swiss-Belhotel International Kalimantan’s CSR Program for Orangutans
The word orangutan translates to “person of the forest” in Bahasa Indonesia. These majestic primates have distinctive orange hair and...
Voices for the Orangutan
Seeing an orangutan in its natural habitat is a rare and magical experience that, for many, will only happen once...
Meet Ken Pattern
Ken is a Canadian artist specializing in stone lithography, producing iconic prints of scenes from Indonesia. Ken first arrived in...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Actions from Across the Archipelago
A well-known artist makes a poster to raise funds for animal rights organizations. Ken Pattern’s name is synonymous with pen...
Monkey Business
The title for this piece is perhaps a little ambiguous, as it will revolve around orangutans of Borneo rather than...
The Last Orangutans and Dr. Galdikas: A Volunteer’s Story
Almost 20 years ago, in 1994, best-selling author Terry Pratchett first met the alpha male Kusasi in the rainforests of...
Summer Flames
Bring out the bikinis and heat up the barbeque grills- it’s that time of the year. Throughout summer, our buddies...