What does BOSF mean?
BOSF. Best Opposite-Sex Friend.
Is the orangutan Project legitimate?
Exceptional. This charity’s score is 95.12, earning it a 4-Star rating. Donors can “Give with Confidence” to this charity.
Who started the BOS Foundation?
Lone Droscher Nielsen
The BOS Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Center was founded in 1999 by Lone Droscher Nielsen (who is now retired) and is managed by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. It is home to around 450 orphaned and displaced orangutans.
What does the Orangutan Project do?
SOCP mission is to conserve viable wild populations of the Critically Endangered Sumatran orangutan. We do this by habitat protection, reintroduction of confiscated pets to the wild, education, survey work and scientific research.
What is the Orangutan Project goal?
The Orangutan Project was formed with a key mission; to ensure that endangered wild orangutan species would be protected against extinction, and would continue to live in secure populations for generations to come.
What does the BOS Foundation do?
Since 1991, the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation has worked tirelessly to conserve the Bornean orangutan and its habitat, in cooperation with local communities, Indonesian authorities, and international partner organisations. Learn more about our values, our achievements, and our team.
Where is Alba the orangutan?
Borneo
With her bright blue eyes and pale fur, Alba is a rarity among rarities. The three species of orangutan—Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli—are critically endangered, and today exist only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and on the island of Borneo, which is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.
Who is protecting orangutans?
WWF has been working on orangutan conservation since the 1970s. Our efforts include conserving orangutan habitat, antipoaching, promoting sustainable forestry and agriculture, and halting the pet trade.
Why are there so many orangutan orphans?
As Borneo’s rain forests are razed for oil palm plantations, wildlife centers are taking in more and more orphaned orangutans and preparing them for reintroduction into the wild.
Can you buy 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.