Conservation volunteers working together in the field

Orangutan and sun bear volunteer programs

Support work in Borneo alongside rescue and rehabilitation teams caring for orangutans and sun bears.

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Orangutan in the forest canopy at a Borneo conservation centre

Animal Welfare & Conservation

Orangutan & Sun Bear Conservation

Samboja Lestari, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Support a Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation conservation centre, contributing to the care of rescued orangutans and sun bears.

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Volunteers do not enter animal enclosures or make contact. Work is construction, enrichment, forage preparation and habitat restoration that supports the rehabilitation programme.

Contact is minimised precisely because these animals are release candidates.

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