Sanctuary Archives - Orangutan Conservancy

The Gibbon Conservation Center is a unique conservation, research, and educational establishment. Residing just south of the Angeles National Forest sits a 10-acre property that over 40 gibbons call home. The center is the only institution in the entire globe to house and breed all four genera of gibbon.

Scholarships & Professional Development

Supporting the Presentation of Research on Orangutan Health Issues in Rehabilitation Centers at ASCM 2023

The Orangutan Conservancy is pleased to announce funding approval for Dr. Yenny Saraswati to attend the 16th annual Asian Society of Conservation Medicine (ASCM) in October of 2023 in Jeju, North Korea. Dr. Saraswati will be presenting on orangutan health issues in rehabilitation centers.

OVAG

Conservation and Wellbeing: OVAG 2023 Prioritizes Wildlife Rehabilitation and Mental Health

OVAG 2023 builds on a history of change by incorporating topics such as infectious disease surveillance, dentistry, anesthesia, and wildlife forensics!

Research

Borneo Nature Foundation: LAHG Camp Repairs

The Borneo Nature Foundation's Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp forest serves a vital purpose in the ongoing research and conservation of orangutans and other Southeast Asian wildlife.

Habitat Restoration, Sanctuary

BNF Boardwalk Repairs

OC is excited to relay the news that the boardwalk project has officially been completed despite many difficult and unforeseen delays. The new boardwalk will stand to serve the transportation needs of important personnel such as students, field teams, community patrols, volunteers, and even wildlife!

Rehabilitation

Funding Medical Re-Supply at Sintang Orangutan Center

The Sintang Orangutan Center is a rescue and rehabilitation center located in Sintang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. They service all areas of West Kalimantan and currently have 38 individuals in their care. In recent years (2017-2019) SOC has released 5 individual orangutans to the Betung Kerihun National Park Forest in Putusibau, Kapuas Hulu.

Rehabilitation, Sanctuary

The Orangutan Information Centre

The Orangutan Conservancy has chosen OIC's Human Orangutan Conflict Response Unit (HOCRU) for our focus on funding. The HOCRU is a specialist team of Indonesian conservationists, responsible for investigating, assessing, and mitigating any reported instances of conflict between farmers and orangutans around the Leuser Ecosystem, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Habitat Restoration

Borneo Nature Foundation’s OuTrop – 2012: OuTrop Funding

stablished in 1999, the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project (OuTrop) – now a programme of the Borneo Nature Foundation – is dedicated to helping protect, restore and regenerate the Sabangau Forest through research, training and conservation support. The 6,300 km2 area of peat-swamp forest in Sabangau is home to the world’s largest orangutan population, which OuTrop currently estimates at approximately 6,900 individuals, making it of critical importance for the conservation of the species.

Sanctuary

OVAG 2024

Gibbon Conservation Center