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We have released four rehabilitated orangutans into Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park
Four orangutans have been released into The National Park of Bukit Baka Bukit Raya (TNBBBR) in West Borneo by our team in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Centre (BKSDA.) These four orangutans are named Amy, Ongky, Kepo and Rambo. The release is the second release operation in... read more »
Teamwork helps keep howler monkeys safe
The Stop the Shocks team at our Refuge for Wildlife in Costa Rica recently teamed up with ICE, the local electric company, to help the monkeys of Nosara. Together they were able to insulate 14 transformers during a planned power outage.Thanks to the amazing support from ICE, whose team donated... read more »
20 surrendered slow lorises are released into their natural habitat
Twenty Javan slow lorises (Nycticebus javanicus) were translocated on Thursday, 30 August 2018, and are currently undergoing habituation at the Masigit-Kareumbi Conservation Forest Area, Bandung, West Java. The 20 translocated lorises comprise seven males and 13 females. They go by the names; Iik,... read more »
Rare pig-nosed turtles are finally returned to Papua from Hong Kong
Nearly 600 protected pig-nosed turtles (Carettochelys insculpta) seized in Hong Kong during a failed smuggling attempt in January 2018 and suspected to have been poached from the wild in Indonesia, have been returned home to Papua.The Governments of Indonesia and Hong Kong SAR teamed up with... read more »
Wild fires threaten our orangutan centre in West Borneo
Wild fires in West Borneo are threatening the lives of more than 100 rescued orangutans in our rehabilitation centre in Ketapang as they rage out of control, destroying habitat, endangering wildlife and posing a threat to the health of millions of people.According to experts, this year’s dry season... read more »
Our team prepares 20 slow lorises for release
For the past two weeks the team at our primate rehabilitation centre in Bogor, West Java has been preparing 20 slow lorises for release back into the wild.The veterinary team has carried out medical checks on all the candidates for release into the forest conservation area of Masigit-Kareumbi,... read more »
Our team in Indonesia celebrates International Orangutan Day 2018
To celebrate International Orangutan Day on 19th August, our team in Indonesia held activities alongside our Pongo Ranger Community. The activities were in line with our chosen theme of “Being in Harmony with the Environment”. The event also introduced International Animal Rescue’s (IAR) new... read more »
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