How much does it cost to adopt an orangutan?
Orangutan adoptions are US $15 per month (when made in 12 monthly payments for a total of USD $180) or USD $150 per year (when paid up front). Learn more about the adoption process.
How is Budi the Baby orangutan doing?
About Budi Now Budi is staying in Forest School for 24 hours a day, he is learning how to survive on his own and is a brilliant candidate for eventual release back in to the wild. Budi is showing fantastic progress but he still has a long way to go.
What do you call a young orangutan?
Offspring. Female orangutans have some very unusual reproduction habits. They only give birth once every eight years, which is the longest time period in-between births of any animal, according to National Geographic. The offspring, called babies or infants, just like humans, typically weighs 3.3 to 4.5 lbs.
Can you volunteer at orangutan school?
The OFI Long Term Volunteer Program offers individuals a rare opportunity to travel abroad and witness firsthand the impact and realities of wildlife and habitat protection, by working at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center in Pasir Panjang, Kalimantan.
Where can I adopt a baby orangutan?
Our adoption facilities
- Centre for Orangutan Protection, Borneo.
- International Animal Rescue Orangutan Centre, Borneo.
- Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme Orangutan Quarantine Centre, Sumatra.
- Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo.
- Sumatran Orangutan Reintroduction Centre, Sumatra.
Is the orangutan project a good charity?
Exceptional. This charity’s score is 95.12, earning it a 4-Star rating. Donors can “Give with Confidence” to this charity.
Where is Budi the orangutan today?
Borneo
Budi is an orangutan from Borneo, an island in Asia. Right now, he lives in Borneo in the International Animal Rescue forrest school, where he is learning how to be an independent orangutan that can live on his own in the Borneo rainforest.
Where is Budi the orangutan?
Budi has been undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at an orangutan conservation centre in West Borneo since being rescued two years ago. Budi spends his days in baby school at the International Animal Rescue (IAR) orangutan conservation centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo).
Are orangutans peaceful?
Orangutans are one of the most peaceful of the monkey species; they like to play and are extremely caring (not only for their own species’ young.)
Are orangutans nice to humans?
Orangutans are large, but in general they are quite gentle. Adult males can be aggressive, but for the most part they keep to themselves. If not for the occasional squealing of a baby or calling out of a big male, you would hardly even know they were there. They don’t bother anyone.
Where can I play with orangutans?
Batang Ai National Park.
Can I own an orangutan?
Keeping an orangutan as a pet has been illegal since 1931 under Indonesian and international law. Orangutans are also protected by international trading laws (CITES), where they are listed as Appendix I, prohibiting all unlicensed trade.