• Awa, Ewa, Susi, Sincan, and Dara were amongst the first orangutans to be released back to the wild in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) in 2016, and two of the monitoring teams recently encountered all five of them! It's wonderful that the teams were able to locate so many rehabilitated orangutans and to find them thriving! It's testament to BOS's amazing rehab program, and the dedicated staff who work so hard to make this possible. 👏💛🌳 Pictured Dara just prior to release, and now. Doesn't she look beautiful? #SaveTheOrangutan #OrangutanWarriors #OrangutanJungleSchool
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    Awa, Ewa, Susi, Sincan, and Dara were amongst the first orangutans to be released back to the wild in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (TNBBBR) in 2016, and two of the monitoring teams recently encountered all five of them! It's wonderful that the teams were able to locate so many rehabilitated orangutans and to find them thriving! It's testament to BOS's amazing rehab program, and the dedicated staff who work so hard to make this possible. 👏💛🌳 Pictured Dara just prior to release, and now. Doesn't she look beautiful? #SaveTheOrangutan #OrangutanWarriors #OrangutanJungleSchool
  • Liti was confiscated from a local village resident who was illegally keeping her as a pet, he claimed to have found her alone in a palm oil plantation. Again and again, we hear 'found alone', but we know that orangutan mothers do not abandon their babies. Orangutans are not nor ever should be #pets #Orphan #Rescue #OrangutanJungleSchool #Rehabilitate #Release #Forest #Freedom
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    Liti was confiscated from a local village resident who was illegally keeping her as a pet, he claimed to have found her alone in a palm oil plantation. Again and again, we hear 'found alone', but we know that orangutan mothers do not abandon their babies. Orangutans are not nor ever should be #pets #Orphan #Rescue #OrangutanJungleSchool #Rehabilitate #Release #Forest #Freedom
  • #WorldPangolinDay The #Pangolin is the world’s only #scaled mammal and tragically is also the most #trafficked. It's estimated that over a million have been poached in the last decade. Their scales are made of keratin, the same substance as our nails, and in 'traditional' Chinese medicine are wrongly believed to cure a variety of ills, their flesh is also considered a delicacy. Pangolins are shy, nocturnal, have poor eyesight, and are an  easy target for poachers as their only defense is to curl up into a ball. They are earth movers, digging burrows and consuming millions of insects annually, and are essential to the health of their #forest habitat. The #Sunda pangolin, which is the most heavily traded, is found in #Borneo, so by saving forests for orangutans we are helping pangolins too. Photo of mother and baby pangolin about to be releasd back to the wild by Paul Hilton Education is crucial to the survival of all 8 pangolin species, and we thank you for sharing this post to help highlight their plight.
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    #WorldPangolinDay The #Pangolin is the world’s only #scaled mammal and tragically is also the most #trafficked. It's estimated that over a million have been poached in the last decade. Their scales are made of keratin, the same substance as our nails, and in 'traditional' Chinese medicine are wrongly believed to cure a variety of ills, their flesh is also considered a delicacy. Pangolins are shy, nocturnal, have poor eyesight, and are an  easy target for poachers as their only defense is to curl up into a ball. They are earth movers, digging burrows and consuming millions of insects annually, and are essential to the health of their #forest habitat. The #Sunda pangolin, which is the most heavily traded, is found in #Borneo, so by saving forests for orangutans we are helping pangolins too. Photo of mother and baby pangolin about to be releasd back to the wild by Paul Hilton Education is crucial to the survival of all 8 pangolin species, and we thank you for sharing this post to help highlight their plight.
  • Yesterday we shared a sweet video of Valentino and his best buddy Yutris, this is Yutris's story.  In May 2015, bird hunters say that they found 1-year-old Yutris #alone in the forest and they kept him for a few days before handing him over to the authorities Now he is honing his skills at #OrangutanJungleSchool, is a very friendly little chap and a great climber. Hopefully, one day Yutris will return to his true home, living #wild in a #forest protected by BOS. Pic 2 Valentino, Yutris & Momot #Orphan #NotAPet #Rehabilitate #Release #CriticallyEndangered
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    Yesterday we shared a sweet video of Valentino and his best buddy Yutris, this is Yutris's story.  In May 2015, bird hunters say that they found 1-year-old Yutris #alone in the forest and they kept him for a few days before handing him over to the authorities Now he is honing his skills at #OrangutanJungleSchool, is a very friendly little chap and a great climber. Hopefully, one day Yutris will return to his true home, living #wild in a #forest protected by BOS. Pic 2 Valentino, Yutris & Momot #Orphan #NotAPet #Rehabilitate #Release #CriticallyEndangered
  • The close bonds the orphans form in #OrangutanJungleSchool are crucial to their emotional well-being, helping to mend broken hearts after losing their mothers. Here are Valentino and Yutris, the best of friends 💕 #NotAPet #SavetheOrangutan
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    The close bonds the orphans form in #OrangutanJungleSchool are crucial to their emotional well-being, helping to mend broken hearts after losing their mothers. Here are Valentino and Yutris, the best of friends 💕 #NotAPet #SavetheOrangutan
  • 💕💛Happy Valentine's Day!💙💜 Share the love! #SaveTheOrangutan These babies are undergoing rehabilitation at the BOS Foundation, they are not nor ever should be #pets #ValentinesDay
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    💕💛Happy Valentine's Day!💙💜 Share the love! #SaveTheOrangutan These babies are undergoing rehabilitation at the BOS Foundation, they are not nor ever should be #pets #ValentinesDay
  • In 2012, when she was 7 years old, Ebol was released into the Bukit Batikap Protection #Forest with her mother, Mama Ebol. They were amongst the #first #rehabilitated #orangutans to be returned back to the #wild, the pioneers! In February last year, Ebol had a daughter of her own named Eden. This gives us such #hope for the future, wild orangutans babies being born to rehabilitated mothers, it doesn't get much better than that! #SweetMemory
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    In 2012, when she was 7 years old, Ebol was released into the Bukit Batikap Protection #Forest with her mother, Mama Ebol. They were amongst the #first #rehabilitated #orangutans to be returned back to the #wild, the pioneers! In February last year, Ebol had a daughter of her own named Eden. This gives us such #hope for the future, wild orangutans babies being born to rehabilitated mothers, it doesn't get much better than that! #SweetMemory
  • #WomenInScience We want to highlight all of the incredible women at the BOS Foundation who work so hard every day to help the hundreds of #orangutans in their care. You are all so inspiring! #Rescue #Love #Hope #Teachers #Students #OrangutanJungleSchool #Forest #Freedom
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    #WomenInScience We want to highlight all of the incredible women at the BOS Foundation who work so hard every day to help the hundreds of #orangutans in their care. You are all so inspiring! #Rescue #Love #Hope #Teachers #Students #OrangutanJungleSchool #Forest #Freedom
  • As #deforestation in #Borneo continues at an #unsustainable rate, #orangutans are forced out of their #habitat inevitably coming into conflict with humans, and many are senselessly killed, particularly mothers trying to protect their babies. These stolen babies are then sold into the lucrative illegal wildlife trade or kept by locals as #pets. Early in 2018, three orphans Hati, Riana, and Ecky were rescued. We recently featured Hati, now it's Ecky's turn. These photos were taken just a few months apart, and Ecky's transformation is astonishing, a real credit to the BOS Vet Team. Ecky's determination and strong spirit also played a huge part in her recovery, and she's now a confident and cheeky member of #OrangutanJungleSchool. 💛🎓🌳
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    As #deforestation in #Borneo continues at an #unsustainable rate, #orangutans are forced out of their #habitat inevitably coming into conflict with humans, and many are senselessly killed, particularly mothers trying to protect their babies. These stolen babies are then sold into the lucrative illegal wildlife trade or kept by locals as #pets. Early in 2018, three orphans Hati, Riana, and Ecky were rescued. We recently featured Hati, now it's Ecky's turn. These photos were taken just a few months apart, and Ecky's transformation is astonishing, a real credit to the BOS Vet Team. Ecky's determination and strong spirit also played a huge part in her recovery, and she's now a confident and cheeky member of #OrangutanJungleSchool. 💛🎓🌳