Orangutan Foundation International Australia

22/10/2026

Through smoke and heat, into the night, and along the exhausting journey home. This is a glimpse of what it takes to fight the fires threatening these forests.

We want to recognize the dedicated OFI staff and all the other incredible volunteers working to protect Rawa Kuno, part of the Orangutan Legacy Forest, as well as Tanjung Puting and the wildlife that calls these forests home.

THANK YOU - Rinton, Ibun, Ayan, Hobi, Agus, Sigi, Yosua, Darlin, Aris, Haril, Jumadi, Adehan, Eming, Yoto, and Team Leader Anton, to name but a few.

Behind every name is someone carrying heavy equipment, confronting the flames, and putting hours of demanding work into protecting these irreplaceable habitats.

We see your effort, we value your courage, and we are deeply grateful for your dedication. Thank you for all you continue to give for the forest and the lives within it.

Help us show our appreciation by leaving a message for this amazing team below.

19/10/2026

Just 150 metres!! That’s how close the fire is to Camp Tanjung Harapan, an OFI feeding station and ranger’s camp! And the fires have now reached the Sekonyer River’s edge.

As flames threaten the forest, OFI’s teams continue fighting to protect the habitat that wild and rehabilitated orangutans call home. It is dangerous, exhausting work, and they need continued support.

We desperately need your help. Fuel, hoses, firefighting equipment, food and clean water are essential to keeping these teams going.

Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas devoted her life to protecting orangutans and these forests. Please help the people carrying her work forward.

Please donate through OFI Australia’s website to support the emergency fire response. Thank you for standing with our fire fighting teams and the orangutans they are working so hard to protect.
https://orangutanfoundation.org.au/donate/. The link is in our bio.

15/10/2026

At just one month old, Sara was clinging to her mother as fires destroyed the forest around them.

When rescuers reached them, her mother, Sari, had burns and blisters on her hands and feet. Dehydrated and anemic, she needed treatment at OFI’s Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine.

Eman, a 1 and a half year old orphan, was found alone in a palm oil plantation beside a recently burned area. He was also brought to the Care Centre, where rehabilitation staff are caring for him.

They are among the orangutans being rescued right now by OFI and Indonesian conservation officers as raging fires continue to sweep through Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan, Borneo. Some orangutans have been found stranded in burned trees; others have fled into nearby plantations where they are still in danger. Most are well enough to be relocated to safer forest, while those injured or needing support are being brought into care by OFI.

At our Care Centre, four full-time Indonesian veterinarians lead a team of veterinary assistants and nurses, providing treatment for orangutans like Sari.

Your donations help make these rescues and ongoing care possible. Please support OFI’s work by considering a donation - https://orangutanfoundation.org.au/donate/
The link is in our bio.

06/10/2026

An orangutan’s home cannot be replaced when the flames pass.

The forest provides food, shelter and a place to raise their young. As fires continue in Borneo, orangutans are being forced into plantations where the danger continues, or left clinging to the few trees still standing.

Fires lit to clear agricultural land can quickly spread into surrounding forests. Prolonged dry weather makes them harder to contain, putting wildlife and nearby communities at risk.

OFI’s teams are working alongside Indonesian authorities and local communities to tackle the fires and reach orangutans in danger. Those rescued are brought into care, where injured animals receive treatment from OFI’s medical team.

Keeping this work going takes equipment, fuel and your support. A donation helps provide the pumps, hoses and fuel teams need to protect what remains.

Please give by visiting https://orangutanfoundation.org.au/donate/ The link in our bio.

02/10/2026

This is Sara. She is only one month old, and she and her mother, Sari, were found clinging to trees in an area burned by forest fires.

For an infant who depends entirely on her mother, the fires put both of them in danger. Sari had burns and blisters on her hands and feet and was dehydrated and anaemic when they were rescued. They are now at OFI’s Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine, where Sari is receiving treatment.

Sara is one of 10 wild orangutans rescued since September 1 by OFI’s rescue team and Indonesian government conservation officers. As fires continue to threaten their habitat, your support helps rescue teams reach orangutans in danger and provide the care they need.

You can donate by visiting https://orangutanfoundation.org.au/donate/ The link is in our bio.

20/09/2026

It’s amazing the number of ways you can wear a rattan mat! Jojo looks very chic in her rattan mat hat!

Jojo was brought to OFI’s Care Centre when she was just nine months old. According to the Indonesian Forestry Department, she had been kept as an illegal pet for several months. This more than likely means her mother was killed when she was around four months old, although her “owners” said that Jojo was “found on the roadside of a palm oil plantation”. This is a sadly all too familiar tale and far from the truth!

Jojo has left those months of illegal captivity behind. This smart little orangutan has a big personality. She is confident, affectionate, adventurous and very active with a determined little face and quite a stubborn streak! 🤣

Jojo continues to surprise and delight us. Her growing independence is exciting to watch. As Jojo continues her journey toward a future life in the forest, OFI will allow this bright, young orangutan the freedom and opportunity to express herself for as long as she needs us.

You can become a foster parent to little Jojo by visiting our website - https://orangutanfoundation.org.au/orangutan/become-a-foster-parent/

14/09/2026

Three fires are currently burning along the Sekonyer River, including one inside Tanjung Puting National Park.

OFI is working alongside National Park partners, Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF), local tour operators and local fire response teams to fight these fires and protect this vital habitat and the wildlife that depends on it.

We are deeply grateful to every individual working tirelessly on the ground during this emergency.

You can help from home by donating to OFI Australia. Your support helps provide critical resources for the teams working to protect orangutans and their rainforest habitat.

https://orangutanfoundation.org.au/donate/

11/09/2026

Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha, far from their natural habitat, prompting an investigation into how they got there.

Photographs and videos widely shared online show the young apes sitting together on the forest floor and eating bananas, thousands of kilometres from the tropical rainforests where they belong.

Orangutans are not native to India. The critically endangered apes are found in the wild only in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Odisha's forest minister has said investigators are examining whether the animals were trafficked into the country by an international smuggling network and abandoned near a highway.

The orangutans were rescued early on Tuesday in Balasore district after local people spotted them and alerted forest officials.

The critically endangered apes were found far from their natural habitat in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.