“Ada orangutan di hutan Pak Kukuh?” Are there orangutans in your forest? I ask. “Ada. Anda mau lihat sarang orangutan?” There are. Would you like to see orangutan nests? Pak Kukuh answers. I nod vigorously. “Tentu saja!” We climb back onto the motorbikes and drive along muddy dirt roads towards a swampy area of lowland Bornean rainforest. I am spending the day in the woods with two OFI Care Center staff members and Pak Kukuh, [...]

  Field Update   Forest Protection, Purchase, by Alie Ashbury.

Habitat conservation is a vital aspect of any wildlife conservation program. This is for the simple reason that without habitat, there would be no wildlife. Without a safe and protected environment, rehabilitated animal releases would simply not be possible. Unfortunately, this aspect of conservation is extremely difficult in a country where wildlife habitat disappears by the minute. Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) takes a multifaceted approach to conserving orangutan habitat. One of the most effective ways [...]

  Habitat   Forest Protection, Purchase, by Rowan Klaassen.