Projects

The Orangutan Conservancy (OC) believes that no one project or group of people can hope to save orangutans from extinction. OC field projects such as the annual OC Veterinary Workshop or the OC Scholarship program — or independent rescue and rehabilitation centers in Borneo and Sumatra — are all vital to the conservation of orangutans, and each receives OC support.  OC closely monitors how money is spent, to ensure your donation has the maximum impact, and each project is operated by tremendously dedicated people who are making heroic efforts to save orangutans.

The Orangutan Conservancy supports these projects in the field:

Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Project (GPOCP) – Despite its relatively small size, Gunung Palung and the surrounding areas in West Kalimantan, Borneo, harbor what is thought to be one of the most dense and viable remaining orangutan populations in Kalimantan, and therefore, the world. More

Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Center –  During the devastating fires of 1997-98, hundreds of infant and juvenile orangutans were rescued from villages in Central Kalimantan, Borneo. It became clear that a rehabilitation center was needed in this region, and in 1999, BOS Indonesia opened Nyaru Menteng. More

Orangutan Kutai Project — Although a priority conservation area, the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan was largely written off in recent years due to devastation caused by fires and human encroachment. The wild orangutan population was thought to have dwindled to as few as 30 living in the park. But a survey conducted in 2010 found between 1,000-2,000 orangutans in Kutai, doubly important because they represent the easternmost subspecies of the endangered Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus morio). More

Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) — The primary goal of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme SOCP is the conservation of the Sumatran orangutan, a species currently listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources). More

Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project (KOCP) –  Based in Sabah, Malysia, KOCP studies how orangutans adapt to changes in their natural habitat and tries to find ways to achieve long-term survival of this endangered species in exploited areas, especially within and around the proposed Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in eastern Sabah on the island of Borneo. More