The Great Orangutan Project
The Great Orangutan Project
7 - 28 Nights from $994.00
Volunteer with orangutans on this award-winning orangutan project at Matang Wildlife Centre in beautiful Borneo!
Visiting orangutans in Borneo is an experience you will simply never forget. These incredible apes are currently considered critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, and if you choose to head over to Borneo as an orangutan volunteer you will make a difference to the lives of one of our closest relatives.
Borneo as a stand-alone destination is incredible, with its rich jungles and unique history, including the once feared Iban headhunting tribe, along with its arboreal residents. On top of that, the island is teeming with kaleidoscopic biodiversity that is waiting to be discovered but also needs protecting. By taking part in one of our projects, you will play a vital role in improving the lives of orangutans in sanctuaries through to preparing them for release back into the wild.
Visiting the orangutans in this incredible country is something that you would never forget, so what are you waiting for? Check out our amazing volunteering projects today and help change the lives of the orangutans!
Volunteer with orangutans on this award-winning orangutan project at Matang Wildlife Centre in beautiful Borneo!
Work on enrichment for 112 orangutans and 72 sun bears at the world-renowned Samboja Lestari Rescue Centre
Travel with your family to Borneo, and see how you can aid orangutan conservation whilst meeting indigenous tribes-people on this exciting wildlife safari!
Help to restore Borneo’s rainforest and provide a safe home for wild orangutans and pygmy elephants.
Help to rehabilitate the largest number of captive orangutans in the world at this world-renowned orangutan sanctuary in Borneo!
On this 3 day trip, you will get the chance to meet the Iban, the once ferocious head hunters of Borneo!
Get a taste of working with orangutans before being immersed in tribal life in 2 national parks!
Orangutans are considered to be one of the most endangered animals on Earth, and this is partly due to the limited area they call home. The Bornean rainforests in which they reside are being lost at an alarming rate, and this has caused populations of the Great Ape to drop very suddenly.
100 years ago orangutan numbers were around 230,000, but in the period since then, the threats to the Great apes have increased 10-fold and now their numbers are much lower. Bornean orangutans are estimated to number around 54,000 and their Sumatran relatives a much smaller 6,600, and unless something changes soon these numbers could continue to drop.
Orangutans are facing many different threats to their survival. Some are obvious such as poachers and the illegal pet trade, but others are not as obvious, and they include: