On April 30, 2021, the Jakarta BKSDA team (Tegal Alur Rescue Center), West Kalimantan BKSDA, and SOC translocated a female Bornean orangutan named Sinta from Jakarta to our center in West Kalimantan. Sinta was handed over voluntarily by her “owner” from Tangerang City. Sinta is about 8 years old and was kept for 7 years. …
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On November 12, 2020, the fourth baby orangutan was born at Tembak forest school, the baby of Benazir. We are still trying to confirm the gender of Benazir’s baby since the mother is quite protective. The baby is in good condition and well cared by the mother.
Read More → Mona and Aming, who recently moved from Jerora to Tembak, now feel perfectly happy in their new environment. They are still very close and like two little explorers they spent much time roaming though the forest school. They are pretty much inseparable. They sleep together in Aming’s nests – although Mona is able to build …
Read More → Hope (5) is part of a close peer group, together with Amory (male, 6), Rocky (male, 8) and Dora (female, 8). As orangutans mainly gain knowledge and acquire skills by social learning, being part of a group is very beneficial for the development of young orangutans. Although Hope is the youngest of the group, her …
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