Orangutan profile
How long do orangutans live? Do they live monogamously? And what do their long calls mean? In this profile, we reveal some facts and peculiarities of this great ape, which is found exclusively on Sumatra and Borneo.
The PanEco Annual Report 2024 is here!
The PanEco annual report on our activities in 2024 at the Berg am Irchel Bird of Prey Station, the Thurauen Nature Centre and our programmes in Indonesia comprises 35 pages of stories, facts and lots of pictures. Find out what we have achieved with your support over the past year. We have picked out a few highlights to give you a flavour.
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24 hours at the Jantho Reintroduction Station
We have been running the reintroduction station for orangutans in the Jantho Sanctuary in the north of Aceh province since 2005. The orangutans spend their last few weeks at this station before we release them back into their natural habitat. What do the days look like for the team?
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The female orangutan «Hope» has passed away
The female orangutan ‘Hope’, who had been living at our Quarantine and Rehabilitation Centre since 2019, has passed away after suffering a stroke. We are deeply touched by the death of this unique orangutan, who was blind and severely traumatised and lived for five years at our sanctuary – an obituary.
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Orangutan «Wenda» gives hope
The female orangutan ‘Wenda’ was spotted with her offspring by a team of our orangutan conservation programme in the rainforest of the Jantho region on Sumatra in July 2024. At the time, her baby was only one to two weeks old. The baby is a beacon of hope for its species.
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Landslides Impact Orangutan Quarantine and Rehabilitation Center
On November 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM several major landslides struck our Orangutan Quarantine and Rehabilitation Center in North Sumatra. These landslides, triggered by exceptionally heavy rainfall, caused extensive damage to key infrastructure, including the main veterinary clinic and multiple orangutan enclosures. Two orangutans have died because of the landslides. All other 39 animals were unharmed and are safe.
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Ramadhani: back to freedom
This is the story of a self-confident loner with a passion for climbing. Ramadhani had been living at our Quarantine and Rehabilitation Centre since 2016. She was recently transferred to the Reintroduction Station, from where she will soon be released into the wild. Find out what still needs to be done before this final step!
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The everyday life of a community service architect at Orangutan Haven
Alan Pülz completed his four-month community service assignment for PanEco in Indonesia. The young architect drew up construction plans and designs for various smaller and larger construction projects at the ‘Orangutan Haven’. Here’s an extract from his diary describing a typical day on the job:
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Medical help for injured orangutans: the case of Ramo
In the orangutan Quarantine and Rehabilitation Centre on Sumatra we care for injured animals and orphaned young orangutans. Here we also prepare them for release in the wild, sometimes for many years. The in-house clinic is well equipped to treat all kinds of injuries and diseases in orangutans. Recently, a patient came to us with an unusual and tragic story.
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Meet: Rosa Yaneswara
Rosa is a veterinarian with heart and soul. She loves her work at the reintroduction centre in Jantho and feels perfectly at home under the sometimes basic conditions there. Her responsibility as a vet is to ensure that the orangutans are optimally prepared for release into the wild.
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