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Greetings from the forest! Our team is still follo Greetings from the forest! Our team is still following mother-offspring pair Bibi and Bayas. The two have spent much of their time feeding in a massive strangler fig, pictured here. The seedy fruits from this Ficus are small, which means orangutans can eat dozen per minute. And sometimes, they’ll stay in the same tree for hours at a time, eating continuously!

Photo by @timlaman

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We’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from Instagram bec We’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from Instagram because our US-based team has been busy traveling back to Borneo for the first time since the onset of COVID-19! The journey to Gunung Palung National Park is quite a long one – we flew from Boston to Jakarta, Indonesia where we stayed 3 nights for a Women in Primatology Symposium, where GPOCP’s Dr Cheryl Knott presented. After another 2 flights, we made it to Ketapang in Western Borneo, where our conservation office is located. We were happy to check in with the staff and proud to see firsthand all that they have accomplished over the past 2+ years. Later, we drove about 2 hours from Ketapang to the village of Tanjung Gunung, where we began the 4-5 hour hike into the National Park. It has been wonderful to reconnect with staff, see the new research station that was built in 2020, enjoy nature and the rich biodiversity of the forest, and of course, collect data on some wild orangutans.
 
The first orangutans we found, and have been following, are and adult female named Bibi and her juvenile Bayas (pictured in an older photo here). Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks to keep up with our experience. We’ll post new pictures when the cell signal allows!
 
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Happy #WorldRainforestDay! This year’s theme is Happy #WorldRainforestDay! This year’s theme is ‘The Time is Now’ and we are proud to be partnering with @rainforestpartnership.

Did you know, although rainforests only cover about 2% of the Earth’s surface area, they harbor 50% of all terrestrial biodiversity? This biodiversity is the source of many products we use today, like coffee, cacao, spices, certain medications, common fruits & vegetables (& that’s just scratching the surface). Their capacity to absorb and store carbon, and to regulate climate over entire continents makes rainforests our greatest allies when it comes to countering and reversing some of the worst effects of climate change. Rainforests are also home to millions of people who represent invaluable knowledge, traditions, and cultural diversity. Indigenous and local rainforest communities are critical to the protection of these ecosystems.

What do you love about rainforests?

@worldrainforestday #WRD #WRD2022 #WorldRainforestDay2022 #savewildorangutans

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We are so excited to share that a new baby orangut We are so excited to share that a new baby orangutan was born at Cabang Panti Research Station! This infant, which is likely now 2 months old, was found with its mother in May in the research station vicinity. Orangutans only give birth once every 7-8 years, so this new birth is truly a cause for celebration. Each new baby orangutan gives us hope for the future and that this population of wild orangutans will remain stable and protected within #GunungPalungNationalPark.

Check out our latest blog post to read more and see some photos of the newest orangutan at Cabang Panti! Link in bio.

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Management of Cabang Panti Research Station is conducted by the Gunung Palung National Park Office (BTN-GP) in collaboration with Yayasan Palung (YP)/Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program (GPOCP). Scientific research is carried out in conjunction with the Universitas Nasional (UNAS) and Boston University.

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Repost from @natgeo 
Photos by @timlaman | Borneo’s rainforest is rich in primate species, ranging from the 1) Bornean orangutan (did you know “orangutan” means “person of the forest”? You can see why); 2) white-bearded gibbon; 3) proboscis monkey; 4) red leaf monkey; 5) long-tailed macaque; and 6) Horsfield’s tarsier. These images were photographed in Sabah, Malaysia, and West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Nat Geo assignments and personal trips.

I will soon be back in Borneo to continue my documentation of the island’s wildlife. Tune in @timlaman to follow my journey. Let’s protect Borneo’s remaining forests for these incredible species and the health of the planet! @savewildorangutans #borneo #malaysia #indonesia #primates #orangutan #endangeredspecies #gunungpalung
Today is Endangered Species Day – a day to celeb Today is Endangered Species Day – a day to celebrate, learn about, and take action to protect threatened and endangered species. Did you know all 3 species of orangutan are critically endangered?

Since 2016, the Bornean orangutan has been classified as Critically Endangered on the @iucn_congress Red List and listed on Appendix I of @cites. Bornean orangutan populations decreased more than 60% from 1950 to 2020, with an additional 22% decline projected to occur from 2010 to 2025. Of the remaining wild orangutan populations, it is estimated that 75% live outside of protected areas, in forests that are being rapidly logged and converted for agriculture.

To help combat the plight of orangutans, please consider joining our team, #SaveWildOrangutans. A donation of as little as $5 per month helps to support our team working on the ground, each and every day in Borneo, to implement scientifically informed conservation interventions. In return, you’ll receive access to exclusive content, straight from the field. To learn more, visit our website (link in bio). Every bit counts.

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Did you know that studying the presence of differe Did you know that studying the presence of different tree species in a forest can help us to assess habitat quality for orangutan populations?

In our latest article by Staff Botanist and Survey Coordinator, Andre Ronaldo, he writes about surveys he helped to conduct last year in our Customary Forests. Andre also shares the results he found which shed light on which forest areas can support wild orangutans. Read the article to learn more. Link in bio.

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Happy #MothersDay to all the moms around the world Happy #MothersDay to all the moms around the world! Today we also pay tribute to orangutan mothers. Did you know that all orangutans are raised by single moms? Babies stay with their mothers for the first 8-10 years of their life in order to learn how to navigate the forest and survive.

On this day each year we take time to spread awareness about the importance of the orangutan mother-child relationship alongside the #MissingOrangutanMothers (#MOM) campaign at @orangutanoutreach. Though we are fortunate to study wild orangutan mothers with their babies in #GunungPalungNationalPark, many babies do not have the same fate. Orangutan habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate, leaving them with nowhere to go, and mothers are killed so their babies can be taken and sold as illegal pets.

Take some time today to celebrate human and orangutan mothers alike. To learn more about #MOM2022 check out redapes.org/mom and, as always, you can visit our site at savegporangutans.org/how-to-help (link in bio).

Photo by @timlaman

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Happy #EarthDay! This year’s theme is #InvestInO Happy #EarthDay! This year’s theme is #InvestInOurPlanet. Here’s a collection of some of our favorite photos from #GunungPalungNationalPark, as a reminder of this beautiful earth.

To support our mission to #SaveWildOrangutans, consider becoming a member of our team for as little as $5 per month. You help make our important work possible.

Photos by @timlaman

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