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Where We Work

International Animal Rescue works across three continents to protect animals in need — rescuing and rehabilitating orangutans, slow lorises and macaques in Indonesia, providing lifelong sanctuary care for bears rescued from India's dancing bear trade, protecting neglected brown bears in Armenia, and treating howler monkeys injured or orphaned by power lines in Costa Rica.

Indonesia

In 2009 our partner YIARI established the first rescue centre for orangutans in West Borneo. Since then we have supported their efforts in rescuing over 260 orangutans. In West Java they also run the only slow loris rehabilitation centre in the world and in that same centre also rehabilitate rescued macaques, many of whom were kept in tiny laboratory cages or forced to dance for human entertainment.
Slow Loris looking at camera

Slow Loris

The slow loris in Indonesia is in serious danger of extinction and the greatest threats to its survival are habitat loss and the illegal trade in wildlife.

sloth bear cub with rope attached to muzzle

India

With our partners, Wildlife SOS, we made history in 2009 and ended the 400 year old tradition of dancing bears in India. The rescued bears now live contentedly in our sanctuaries in India where they are given all the love and care they need. We have pledged to meet the costs of lifelong care for these bears and also support efforts to crack down on bear cub poaching.
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bear behind bars

Armenia

In 2017 we were alerted to the shocking plights of brown bears across Armenia. Working with a local animal welfare group, FPWC, we began rescuing these abused and neglected animals and it’s our goal to eventually rescue them all!
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Costa Rica

Howler Monkeys in Costa Rica are being electrocuted by uninsulated power lines and transformers. Often, infant howler monkeys are orphaned when their mothers are electrocuted; we provide round-the-clock treatment and lengthy rehabilitation before they are reintroduced to the forest.