Kicking around in Kalimantan with OrangutansStephanie BrookesDecember 11, 2023 by Stephanie BrookesDecember 11, 20230In the early morning, I spotted my first orangutan high up in the trees. I heard him before I saw...
Environment and Forestry Ministry Bans Foreign Researcher Erik Meijaard from National ParksIndonesia ExpatSeptember 23, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 23, 20220The Environment and Forestry Ministry have banned foreign researchers on behalf of Erik Meijaard and his friends from entering the...
WOW Borneo Orangutan Cruises Explore Kalimantan’s TreasuresIndonesia ExpatJuly 1, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 1, 2021July 9, 20210Pioneering river cruise operator WOW Borneo has plied the rivers of Kalimantan for 13 years, delivering a uniquely comfortable and...
Attempt to Smuggle Over 400 Animals From Indonesia ThwartedIndonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 20180A pair of young orang utans, baby crocodiles and rare birds were among over 400 animals rescued from a boat...
Research Reveals More Than 100,000 Orangutans Killed in Borneo in 16 YearsIndonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 20180Research has revealed that more than 100,000 Critically Endangered orangutans have been killed in Borneo since 1999, as reported by...
Orangutans Have Self-Medicating Ability, Study FindsSania RasyidDecember 11, 2017 by Sania RasyidDecember 11, 20170Bornean orangutans possess the ability to cure themselves using medicinal substances from the wild, a new study suggests. The plant...
Five Rehabilitated Orangutans Set Free in East KalimantanNadya Joy AdorOctober 27, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 27, 20160The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation released five orangutans into East Kalimantan?s Kehje Sewen Forest earlier this month, after seven years...
Orangutan AdventureStephanie BrookesMarch 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by Stephanie BrookesMarch 22, 2016March 22, 20161I spotted my first orangutan high up in the trees in the early morning. I heard it before I saw...
Cheap Frying Oil or Orangutans?Kenneth YeungApril 4, 2013April 22, 2024 by Kenneth YeungApril 4, 2013April 22, 20242 There are two schools of thought regarding palm oil. First, that it’s unhealthy and oil palm plantations are pushing orangutans...
So SabahAngela JelitaOctober 9, 2012October 20, 2017 by Angela JelitaOctober 9, 2012October 20, 20170There’s a long weekend coming up in October and you’re trying frantically to book a villa in Bali but it...