Interview With Jessie, Our Orangutan Enrichment Competition Winner, About Her Time At The Samboja Lestari Orangutan Sanctuary!
Interview With Jessie, Our Orangutan Enrichment Competition Winner, About Her Time At The Samboja Lestari Orangutan Sanctuary!

Interview With Jessie, Our Orangutan Enrichment Competition Winner, About Her Time At The Samboja Lestari Orangutan Sanctuary!

Samboja Lestari Orangutan Volunteer Project

Samboja Lestari Orangutan Volunteer Project

12 - 26 Nights from $1,744.00

Work on enrichment for 112 orangutans and 72 sun bears at the world-renowned Samboja Lestari Rescue Centre

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It’s Orangutan Release Time!

It’s Orangutan Release Time!

12 more orangutans have been successfully released back into the wild from the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Sanctuary and the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Sanctuary thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF). Check out the release video in today's blog!

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Meet 12 orangutan candidates up for release!

Meet 12 orangutan candidates up for release!

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), 12 more orangutans are set to be released back into the wild from the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Sanctuary and the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Sanctuary this month. Read today's blog to find out each individual release candidate's story.

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Linda's Samboja Lestari Orangutan Adventure

Linda's Samboja Lestari Orangutan Adventure

Linda Duchin volunteered at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Volunteer Project in September and shared with us her experience along with some great photos! From sourcing nesting materials in the rainforest to making enrichment for the orangutans, Linda describes her time on the project as the most amazing experience she's ever had.

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Posted by Connor Whelan on 26th May 2017 1 min

With Jessie having the chance to see her winning orangutan enrichment idea come to fruition in the wilds of Borneo, we thought it would be the perfect time to sit down with her and learn a little more about her highlights of the project and what it was like the first time she saw the apes using her enrichment idea! Sit back and watch Jessie's infectious enthusiasm for the orangutans come right through the screen!



If you have been inspired by Jessie's words about the project, then why not take a look at the project page and become a volunteer yourself! Spaces fill up very quickly so if you want to help the orangutans at Samboja then get in touch soon!

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