Only 1 out of 6 orphans are lucky enough to be rescued - over 1,000 orphaned orangutans are living in rescue and rehabilitation centres. Care of these infants is costly and requires 24hr staff, veterinary, and nurse care to ensure they are in a healthy condition and have the best chance of returning to life in the wild.
All adoption money goes directly to helping orphans at the care centres we support and providing opportunities for a safe return to protected forests.
We are in regular contact with the staff at the centres and our team visits regularly to get updates on the orphaned infants to see how they are progressing. For a small monthly sum you can make a real difference and help these orphaned orangutans survive.
Orangutan adoptions are tax deductible in Australia and the USA.
We will email you quarterly updates, which will also be available on our website, and you can check out their Jungle School progress through our regular social media posts.
Rescued from a life of suffering, baby Felix was found locked in a tiny cage where he had been kept illegally as a pet for six months. His tiny body bore the scars of captivity—wounds on his head from banging against the bars and sores on his fingers from clinging to the cage in distress. Weak, malnourished, and running a fever, he had endured unimaginable fear and trauma.
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Little Harapi was rescued by our Bornean Orangutan Rescue Alliance (BORA) and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in June 2023. He was being held illegally in Long Gie Village in Berau Regency, East Kalimantan. The BORA team received information about Harapi in the morning of 12 June 2023 and immediately set off to investigate. Upon arrival, they discovered that Harapi had been kept as a family pet for approximately one month. He was dressed in baby clothes and was wearing a necklace.
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Little Sudin was confiscated by the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) in Lampung Province, Sumatra in May 2021, along with a female infant orangutan named Siti. They were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade when they were about to be loaded onto a ferry at Bakauhuni Harbor in Lampung. Estimated to be only 18 months of age, these tiny babies would have still been fully dependent on their mothers.
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Siti was confiscated by the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) in Lampung Province, Sumatra in May 2021, along with a male infant orangutan named Sudin. They were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade when they were about to be loaded onto a ferry at Bakauhuni Harbor in Lampung. Estimated to be only 18 months of age, these tiny babies would have still been fully dependent on their mothers.
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Baby Arto was being kept illegally as a pet. The family claimed they found him abandoned by his mother, who had been chased away by dogs. Dressed in baby clothes and a bracelet, Arto was treated like a human child. He was bathed three times a week, destroying his skin's ability to fight infection. And he was fed a diet of human foods. The suffering and fear Arto endured is unthinkable.
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