«BUSY SEASON» IN THE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION STATION
Since last December, eight orangutans, some of them very young, have been brought to the rehabilitation station of our orangutan conservation programme. We present the new arrivals.
THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST IS BURNING – NOT ONLY ALONG THE AMAZON
The tropical rainforest is being recklessly burned to the ground all over the world. The repercussions are fatal!
FOR ORANGUTANS: FROM SUMATRA TO THE UK
Anaesthesia, Pathology, Cardiology, Medical Imaging and Orthopaedics – these a only a few of the fields of expertise, of which veterinarian Dr. Pandu Wibisono can profit
A FORMER PATIENT RETURNS
On the 25th of June Orang-Utan «Julius» was brought into the Rescue and Rehabilitation Station of our Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme SOCP
CONTRABAND ORANGUTANS
On the 29th of June, three very young orangutans were brought into the Rescue and Rehabilitation Station of our Orangutan Conservation Programme.
DAMS CAUSE EARTHQUAKES: DANGER FOR THE ORANGUTANS
Palm-oil plantations are most often the reason for deforestation of valuable rainforests in Indonesia. On Sumatra, the Leuser ecosystem is particularly affected.
RESEARCH IN THE LOWLAND RAINFOREST
As a part of an annual exchange with the SOCP staff on Sumatra, our fundraising officer Dominique Bärtschi visited our research station in Sikundur a few weeks ago.
OUR RESEARCH
In the past weeks, there were two papers published in which our orangutan conservation programme took part in.
TWO TRAGEDIES WITHIN TWO DAYS
Orangutan «Hope» was brought to our rescue and rehabilitation centre with 74 air pellets in her body.
ADULT ORANGUTAN MALES ARE UNDERGOING A ROUTINE MEDICAL CHECK
Every year in January, it is time for a medical routine examination: The orangutan males «Leuser» and «Fahzren» underwent their check.