Orangutan Awareness Week 2015
Orangutan Awareness Week 2015

Orangutan Awareness Week 2015

IAR Orangutan Project

IAR Orangutan Project


Samboja Lestari Orangutan Volunteer Project

Samboja Lestari Orangutan Volunteer Project

12 - 26 Nights from $1,944.00

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

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Watch Six Orangutans Take Their First Steps of Freedom

Watch Six Orangutans Take Their First Steps of Freedom

After more than 20 hours of travelling by land and water, six orangutans were released into their new wild home, fittingly on Earth Day! Watch Sie-Sie, Mikhayla, Bugis, Uli, Siti, and Mori step into freedom in today's blog. 

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The Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Sanctuary Season is Back with a Bang

The Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Sanctuary Season is Back with a Bang

The Nyaru Menteng season is back, and our first groups have hit the ground running. Take a look at what volunteers have been up to and hear from volunteer coordinator Matt about a special current project!

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Wild Aspirations: Meet the Orangutans Ready for Life Beyond Samboja Lestari

Wild Aspirations: Meet the Orangutans Ready for Life Beyond Samboja Lestari

Six orangutans from Samboja Lestari are being released into the wild. Meet the newest forest-bound adventurers and join us in celebrating this inspiring milestone in orangutan rehabilitation!

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Posted by Connor Whelan on 2nd Nov 2015 1 min

November is home to Orangutan Awareness Week 2015 and here at The Great Projects we are celebrating that fact! From Monday the 9th until Sunday 15th the week will be all about the Great Apes, and throughout the month we are delighted to be offering 15% off of our Orangutan Projects.

Orangutan Awareness Week 2015

The aim of Orangutan Awareness Week is to inform more people about the plight of the Great Apes. A startling amount of rainforest is destroyed every day to make way for palm oil plantations and with this goes the Orangutans home. Our arboreal cousins also face threats from the hunting and illegal wildlife trade, and these reasons when combined are why the Orangutans need our help.

You can help make a difference by volunteering with the Orangutans at one of the project sites we offer! We currently have 15% off 8 Orangutan adventures, so sign up now and volunteer with the critically endangered Great Apes. Throughout the month we will be providing a more in-depth look into each of the projects, so keep an eye out for your favourite!

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