Indonesian fires: forget the orangutans, is this the tipping point for climate change?
5 November 2015
The fires have driven the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere to levels not seen in two million years, experts say
Recent News
Recent News
Merchandise Bundles – perfect gifts
October 2015
We have some fabulous merchandise bundles available for adults and kids. Get in early with some Christmas shopping and save.
Fires threaten wild orangutan habitat
24 October 2015
Forest fires have severely damaged or cleared large swathes of orangutan habitat across Kalimantan - help us buy emergency fire fighting equipment. SMS the word 'BOSA' to 0467 000 273 to donate.
World’s largest ecological study aims to make palm oil wildlife-friendly
12 October 2015
A new palm oil plantation in Borneo, Malaysia, is being used by researchers to study ways of retaining endangered wildlife, including the orangutan.
Yvonne Levenston Solo Exhibition
October 2015
You're invited to Yvonne Levenston's Solo Exhibition in St Leonards, Sydney. Opening Night: Wednesday 21st October (exhibition runs upto 31st October), 10% sales donated to BOS with Guest Speaker, BOSA Vice President, Lou Grossfeldt.
Fires threaten Nyaru Menteng
5 October 2015
After successfully controlling the fire threat to Samboja Lestari, BOS CEO Jamartin Sihite and his team are facing fresh danger at the home of Cinta, Jumbo, Nita, Miko, Ruthie and Nody and hundreds more Orangutans.
Nominations for Committee Members
September 2015
Nominations are now open for the BOS Australia Committee Members.
Is there a keen Treasurer out there looking to volunteer their time for the orangutans?
BOS Australia’s Volunteer Enrichment Program
Volunteering at Samboja Lestari by Emma Dunphy, August 2015 I’ve been BOS Australia’s Administrator for over five years now and I’m often asked if I’ve visited our projects in Borneo. I can now happily answer that... View Article
Fighting Fire, Saving Orangutans
4th September 2015
Right now our teams are fighting fires and preventing fire outbreaks. We need your
immediate support to halt fire and equip our teams with sufficient life saving fire-fighting equipment.
Samboja Lestari 6th orangutan release
1 September 2015
In commemoration of the International Orangutan Day on 19th August, BOS Foundation will release another 5 orangutans from Samboja Lestari to Kehje Sewen Forest, East Kalimantan. Here are their profiles
Nyaru Menteng 11th orangutan release profiles
24 August 2015
In commemoration of the International Orangutan Day on 19th August, BOS Foundation will release another 20 orangutans from Nyaru Menteng to Bukit Batikap Conservation forest, Central Kalimantan.
Observing Yayang and her two children
24 August 2015
Last Sunday, we focused our efforts on nest-to-nest observations of Yayang and her new baby. (
Dr Jamartin Sihite – 2015 GRASP Ian Redmond Conservation Award
14 August 2015
BOS Foundation CEO, Dr. Jamartin Sihite, has received the GRASP – Ian Redmond Conservation Award in Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Our Primate Family – Exclusive signed copies
July 2015
Exclusive to BOSA Supporters - Lou has agreed to sign a limited number of books and we are now delighted to offer signed copies of Our Primate Family via BOSA merchandise storefor $30 plus postage.
Our Primate Family: Life with the Sydney chimpanzees of Taronga Zoo
27 June 2015
VETERAN zookeeper Lou Grossfeldt looks across Taronga Zoo’s chimpanzee exhibit and sees more than a community of primates, capering and cavorting with abandon.
Fifteen orangutans await your help
June 2015
Dr.Jamartin Sihite, CEO of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation appeals for BOS Australia to help raise $75,000 by the end of June so that we will be able to release another 15 orangutans back to the wild.
Visit Samboja with Lou Grossfeldt
19th December2015
Join our VP Lou Grossfeldt and Primate Keeper, Janet Lackey, who will both be in Borneo at the Samboja Lestari Lodge from 10th to the 24th of February 2016 working on the ongoing behavioural enrichment project for the non releasable Orangutans.
BOS Foundation transforms part of Salat Island
23 May 2015
In trying to meet the goals specified in the Indonesian Orangutan Conservation Strategy and Action Plan (2007), the BOS Foundation with the support of the local community is trying to utilise a small part of Salat Nusa island located in the estuary of Kahayan River as an orangutan conservation area, as well as to protect environmental services rendered by this essential ecosystem.
Hope for the disappearing Borneo orangutans
Jacqui Sunderland-Groves is a primatologist and Senior Advisor at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation in Indonesia, and joins Ellen Fanning on RN Breakfast.
Save the date and join in the Celebration Tour…
A Celebration of 3 years of Orangutans releases. 167 free and 600 more to go. Dr Jamartin Sihite, CEO of BOS Indonesia (pictured) shared his joyous stories and footage of new freedoms and discussed BOS Indonesia’s... View Article
Challenges of orangutan release
26 March 2015
In 2007, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, launched a national program called “Orangutan Indonesia: Conservation Strategies and Action Plan”. This program was designed by orangutan experts and outlined a series of actions and strategies needed to protect orangutans in Sumatra and Kalimantan over a 10 year period, circa 2010 to 2017.
Journey to freedom
5 March 2015
The BOS Foundation released five orangutans in the Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest, Central Kalimantan, this February.
Updates from Nyaru Menteng
20 February 2015
Reintroduction program update from Nyaru Menteng.
Saving Meryl
13 February 2015
This is a story about BOS vet Meryl meeting Meryl the orangutan, the first Nyaru Menteng rescue of the year.
Is Conservation Guerrilla Warfare Dead, or Just Turned Corporate?
13 February 2015, The Jakarta Globe
With pretty small financial means, conservation has won many such battles. The conservation movement has also been successful to get conservation principles onto the political agendas, into mainstream media, and into public discourse.
Reflections on a year of following and photographing orangutans
3 February 2015
After spending a year studying orangutans with NG Explorer Dr. Cheryl Knott, Robert Rodriguez Suro is returning to Indonesia to commence his own National Geographic Young Explorers Grant project.
Lesly, the Forest School Drama Queen
5 February 2015
At the Orangutan Forest School in Samboja Lestari the young orangutans all display individual traits. Of all these students Lesly stands out as the smart one who loves attention.
Waang Laas is back in his forest home
29th January 2015
This January the BOS Foundation and RHOI was fortunate enough to be able to yet again save another orangutan from being harmed and translocate him to a safe area of forest.
It’s Summer Ginge ’15 time
GINGERary and Summer Ginge '15 is back on 27th February! Its organiser, R.A.N.G.A. (Red and Nearly Ginger Association) exists to represent the interests of ginger primates everywhere and over the years has raised money for one particularly special group, the orangutans.
Message from BOS Foundation
December 2014
Over the past six months or so our teams have been busy evaluating our orangutans’ progress, carrying capacity, conditions at our release sites and future planning for our reintroduction programs in both Central and East Kalimantan.
Orangutan’s horrific death underscores need for brands to use certified palm oil
12 December 2014
The world's largest orangutan rescue organization, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) reported the horrific killing of a female orangutan this month. She was found in a palm oil plantation that belonged to a subsidiary of the Makin Group of Indonesia.
Palm oil continues to destroy Indonesia’s wildlife
12 November 2014
How do the products we buy affect the world’s rainforests? In the lead up to the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit held in Sydney this week, The Conversation is running a series on rainforest commodities.
Project Orangutan – The Exhibition
November 2014-December 2014
Project Orang-utan – The Exhibition (at Berrima and Sydney), by Jessica Warwick, is a Fundraising Art Exhibition featuring artists from Australia wide with the intention to raise awareness and to raise much needed funding for the International Animal Rescue Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre in Ketapang, Indonesian Borneo.
Congratulations to Teisha
Congratulations to Teisha and thankyou to your wedding guests for their generosity October 2014 BOS Australia is delighted to congratulate Teisha and Darren on their recent marriage Teisha is one of BOSA ambassadors. She is founder... View Article
Our Ambassadors
Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Australia celebrity ambassador partnerships Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia (BOS) is proud to announce its celebrity ambassador partnerships. The ambassadors include actress Linda Cropper (Offspring, Network Ten) and Teisha Lowry (Australian model and... View Article