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We have been shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2019!
We have made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running and most prestigious awards scheme in the charity sector.We have been shortlisted in the ‘Environment and conservation’ category for our reforestation project in Borneo, which aims to protect critically endangered... read more »
Thirty-one Javan slow lorises take the next steps on the road to freedom
Thirty-one Javan slow lorises that have undergone treatment and rehabilitation at our Primate Rehabilitation Centre in Bogor, West Java, are now ready to be released back to their natural habitat in Gunung Sawal Wildlife Reserve (SMGS) and the Conservation Forest Masigit-Kareumbi, Bandung, West... read more »
Planting Trees in Indonesia to Commemorate Earth Day
To commemorate Earth Day which was celebrated internationally on Monday, 22 April, our team in Indonesia ran a tree planting event in the village of Pematang Gadung with the theme United Action to Save the Earth for the Future.The activity is aimed at revitalising the Deras River area which enters... read more »
We have come across two old friends during orangutan release operation in the rainforest
During a recent mission to return six rehabilitated orangutans to their home in the Bornean rainforest, we were thrilled to encounter two orangutans we had previously released. The pair, Shila and Pungky, had undergone rehabilitation at our rescue centre in Ketapang, West Borneo, before being... read more »
Albino slow loris saved from sale on Facebook is successfully returned to the wild
A rare albino slow loris that had been a victim of the illegal online trade in wildlife has been successfully reintroduced into the wild and is thriving back in the forest. The Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) was rescued in the nick of time by a team from the Natural Resources Conservation... read more »
International Women’s Day – 8th March 2019
My name is Dieka Pertiwi and I have been working with International Animal Rescue (IAR) in Indonesia since 2016. As Supervisor of the ‘Orangutan Survey, Release and Monitoring Team’ for Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (BBBRNP), my job is varied, busy and challenging at times, but very rewarding... read more »
Preparing a New Home for 16 Sumatran Lorises in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Sixteen Sumatran slow lorises are ready to return to their natural habitat in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (TNBBS) in Lampung, Sumatra.But first they will spend the next four weeks undergoing habituation to ensure they are ready to be released into the wild. Our vet Imam Arifin Aljani... read more »
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