BOS Foundation Cares for More Than 300 Orangutans in Kalimantan
- 20 Agt 2026 11:00 WIB
- Voice of Indonesia
Key Points
- The BOS Foundation is caring for more than 300 orangutans at rehabilitation centers in Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan, and Samboja Lestari, East Kalimantan.
- Conservationists stress that protecting tropical forests is essential to successful orangutan releases, while community support remains crucial to preventing wildlife trafficking and habitat loss.
RRI.CO.ID, Palangkaraya - Marking World Orangutan Day 2026 under the theme "Act for Orangutans: Their Forest, Our Future," the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation confirmed on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, that it is currently caring for more than 300 orangutans across its two primary rehabilitation centers in Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan, and Samboja Lestari, East Kalimantan.
Rehabilitating a single orangutan requires years of dedicated care to help them recover from human-wildlife conflict before returning them to the wild. Conservationists emphasized that successful release into native habitats relies directly on protecting tropical rainforest ecosystems.
The foundation expressed appreciation for its international partners, individual donors, and local conservation agencies for enabling ongoing rescue, rehabilitation, release, and habitat protection operations across Indonesia.
Conservation leaders and natural resource officials underscored that safeguarding orangutan habitats is inseparable from maintaining ecological stability and human well-being.
BOS Foundation Chairman Jamartin Sihite emphasized the long-term nature of rehabilitation efforts. “Rescuing a single orangutan is not the work of a day or even a year. It takes years to recover them from conflict and return them to the wild. And release is not the end,” he said in Palangka Raya on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, as quoted by Antara.
“We must ensure the forest remains intact, healthy, and a true home for them. Protecting the forest for orangutans ultimately means protecting our own future," he added.
Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Head Andi Muhammad Kadhafi stressed that public participation is crucial. “Conservation success cannot be achieved without community support. Every effort to safeguard forests, stop wildlife trafficking, and respect orangutans in their natural habitat is a concrete contribution to Indonesia’s biodiversity,” he noted.
East Kalimantan BKSDA Head M. Ari Wibawanto reaffirmed the ecological link between forests and human survival. “The theme Their Forest, Our Future reminds us that protecting forests as orangutan habitats also preserves the ecological functions that sustain human life, both today and in the future,” he said. ***
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