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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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7 - 28 Nights from $1,034.00

Volunteer with orangutans on this award-winning orangutan project at Matang Wildlife Centre in beautiful Borneo!

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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 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

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 Leanne Sturrock on 25th Nov 2016 1 min

Struggling to find that Friday Feeling? Fear no longer, friends, as we at The Great Projects have just the thing to perk you up. Introducing: our favourite funny orangutans!

This Sloppy Snacker

'Have I got something on my face?'

This Passionate Pair

Orangutan pair

'Give us a kiss, love...' 'Stop it, Sharon, the kids are watching!'

This Sassy Simian

Cute baby orangutan

'Honey, you're not wearing THAT tonight are you?!'

And This Fabulous Fashionista

Posing orangutan

'I don't care what you think, I look FABULOUS.'

This Exhausted Einstein

Adorable baby orangutan

'Ugh, it's not morning ALREADY, is it?!'

This Timid Tot

Orangutan family

'Stop it, mum, you're embarrassing me!'

This Greedy Guts

Baby orangutan

'Hang on, dad, they said this was an all you can eat buffet! I'm not finished!'

And This Disapproving Dad

Adult male orangutan

'Carry on, son, and you'll end up looking like me!'

Like what you see? Make some orangutan friends on any of our related projects! With 15% off all orangutan projects this month, what better time to get involved!?

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