If orangutans are to survive in the wild, it is vital that there is enough forest left to provide them with food and shelter and enable them to move from one patch of forest to another, to ensure breeding opportunities and genetic diversity. YIARI works with local and national governments, the private sector, other NGOs and consultancy firms, and international certification schemes to facilitate this.
YIARI is based in West Kalimantan – a province in the southern, Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. At the centre in Ketapang, orangutans that have been taken from the forest and kept as pets undergo lengthy rehabilitation so that they can return to the wild and live as nature intended.
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orangutan species
Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) and Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis).
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varieties of fruit eaten by wild orangutans
An orangutan diet is made up of bark, leaves, flowers, a variety of insects, and most importantly, over 300 kinds of fruit.
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ORANGUTANS RESCUED
Over 300+ critically endangered orangutans rescued and, where possible, given a 2nd chance in the wild.
