The Orangutan Conservancy (OC) is emphasizing its commitment to wild orangutan conservation by offering symbolic adoptions* of orangutans currently living in the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. By partnering with the Orangutan Kutai Project and Sintang Orangutan Center, OC believes it can provide support and awareness to wild orangutans within these fragile regions.
The Orangutan Conservancy (OC) is emphasizing its commitment to wild orangutan conservation by offering symbolic adoptions* of orangutans currently living in the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. By partnering with the Orangutan Kutai Project and Sintang Orangutan Center, OC believes it can provide support and awareness to wild orangutans within these fragile regions.
The Orangutan Conservancy has partnered with both Sintang Orangutan Center (SOC) and Orangutan Kutai Project (OKP) to create a symbolic orangutan adoption program for both wild and rescued and released orangutans. Funds from the symbolic adoptions go directly to both SOC and OKP.
Interested in helping orphaned orangutans instead? Check out our partners at The Orangutan Project.
Wild Adoption Program - Benefitting the Orangutan Kutai Project
Pur is the first offspring that our researchers observed with Putri when we first found them back in 2010. We now estimate Pur to be aged somewhere between 11 and 12 years old. Our research team believes Pur likely ranges in the same area that he grew up in when he still traveled with his mother, Putri.
Rescued + Released - Benefitting Sintang Orangutan Center
Gagas is a 10 year old male Bornean Orangutan. He was rescued by SOC in January 2014 and was released back into the wild in July 2019. He is a mischievous, playful, and curious orangutan. While at the Forest School, Gagas's mischievous nature got him into trouble, often becoming injured while playing with the other orangutans. Eventually he learned the ins and outs of the school, and was able to be released back into the wild.
The Orangutan Conservancy has partnered with two organizations, the Orangutan Kutai Project and Sintang Orangutan Center.
Wild Adoption Program - Benefitting the Orangutan Kutai Project
The Orangutan Kutai Project, led by OC’s very own board member, Dr. Anne Russon, monitors a field site that runs about 4 km along the south side of the Sangata River, Kutai National Park’s northern boundary, an area that was chosen because censuses showed strong orangutan presence and the need for additional protection there. By partnering with the Orangutan Kutai Project and the Kutai National Park authority, OC believes it can spur support and awareness of the wild orangutans in this fragile region.
Rescued + Released Adoption Program - Benefitting Sintang Orangutan Center
The Orangutan Conservancy has partnered with the Sintang Orangutan Center (SOC) and created the Rescued + Released Orangutan Adoption program! These orangutans have been rescued, rehabilitated, researched, and released back into the Betung Kerihun National Park in West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. The adoptable orangutans that have been rescued by SOC are first quarantined at an SOC facility to ensure that the orangutan is healthy enough to join the other rescued orangutans. Once cleared, the rescued orangutan joins the other orangutans at SOC’s Tembak Forest School for rehabilitation. At the Forest School, the orangutans learn how to socialize and learn how to be successful in the wild. After the rescued orangutan has been rehabilitated, they are released and observed in the Betung Kerihun National Park.
Emailed Adoption Packet
*Symbolic adoption does not imply ownership or rights to the individual orangutan.
