The BOS Foundation leads one of the world’s largest orangutan rescue, rehabilitation, and reintroduction programs. Orangutans are frequently displaced by habitat loss due to deforestation, agricultural expansion, and forest fires, leading to increased human-wildlife conflict. At our two rehabilitation centres in Central and East Kalimantan, rescued orangutans receive vital medical care and undergo a multi-year ...
Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia
Orangutan rescue, rehabilitation and release
GOAL
$20,000
International
Field of Interest
- Environment conservation and climate change
- International aid and development
Target Population
- Flora / fauna
Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia
Since its establishment in 2001, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia has been dedicated to saving the critically endangered Bornean orangutans by raising funds and educating the public about the challenges orangutans face and the importance of protecting their rainforest homes. Through our engagement, we are supporting the work of the BOS Foundation in Indonesia – the largest orangutan conservation organisation globally.
Our vision is to create a world where orangutans are no longer at risk of extinction and can thrive in their natural habitats, safe from human activities. Our mission has two main objectives. Firstly, we rescue orangutans from immediate danger, rehabilitate them, and then release them into protected rainforests. If reintroduction is not possible, we provide sanctuary care. Secondly, we protect and restore their dwindling forest habitats by working closely with the native communities bordering them.
We currently care for 355 orangutans in our two rescue and rehabilitation centres in East and Central Kalimantan. The rehabilitation journey is a long process that requires substantial financial resources. It takes 5 to 6 years for an orphaned orangutan to complete our unique Forest School program. Here, experts teach them all the necessary survival skills. After graduating, they spend additional time on a pre-release island until they are truly ready to live independently in the wild.
The BOS Foundation's Forest School program has achieved a significant breakthrough in the fight to save the Bornean orangutans, with almost 550 'graduates' so far successfully released back into their natural habitat.
Project Summary
The BOS Foundation leads one of the world’s largest orangutan rescue, rehabilitation, and reintroduction programs. Orangutans are frequently displaced by habitat loss due to deforestation, agricultural expansion, and forest fires, leading to increased human-wildlife conflict.
At our two rehabilitation centres in Central and East Kalimantan, rescued orangutans receive vital medical care and undergo a multi-year rehabilitation process, where young orphans learn the climbing, foraging and nest building skills they would have gained from their mothers in the wild. They begin the journey in baby nurseries, moving up to forest school, and finally graduating to pre-release islands, where they gain independence from their human carers.
To date, the BOS Foundation has rescued more than 2,500 orangutans and released 549 orangutans into 3 protected Bornean forests. Continued support will enable the BOS Foundation to rescue, rehabilitate, and reintroduce more orangutans and safeguard their future.
Project Outcomes
• Working with local law enforcement to rescue injured and displaced orangutans.
• Improved physical and psychological welfare of orangutans, through high quality care.
• Successful rehabilitation through equipping orangutans with the skills required to survive in the wild.
• Reintroduction of orangutans into suitable protected forest reserves, and their contribution to the next generation of wild-born orangutans.
• Creating new viable orangutan populations in the wild.
• Continued tracking and monitoring of released orangutans to gauge their success, and identify areas of improvement in the rehabilitation process.
• Construction of infrastructure and purchase of equipment to bolster the rehabilitation process and veterinary care.
• Appointment and training of local employees, building capacity with the local community, and creating sustainable livelihoods.
• Increased awareness in the local community of the plight of the orangutan, and the need to protect this species and their forest home.
Budget Breakdown
TOTAL BUDGET: $903,960
EXPENSES
| Expense item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rescue | $334,800 |
| Rehabilitation | $171,120 |
| Release | $63,240 |
| Post-Release Monitoring | $334,800 |
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