Support the reintroduction and protection of new, fully wild, viable populations of bornean orangutans, by effectively expanding reintroduction and post-release monitoring, as well as strengthening…

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $225,794.27 Project Grant to Yayasan Penyelamatan Orangutan Borneo under the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629). The grant will support the reintroduction and protection of wild Bornean orangutan populations in Indonesia by expanding orangutan reintroduction and post-release monitoring efforts in the Bukit Batikap Protection Forest. It will also enhance the capacities of local government and community stakeholders to design and implement orangutan conservation and habitat protection interventions in the Batikap area through 2025. The Great Apes Conservation Fund supports applied research and conservation projects focused on effectively ensuring the long-term survival of great ape species and their habitats.

Support the reintroduction and protection of new, fully wild, viable populations of bornean orangutans, by effectively expanding reintroduction and post-release monitoring, as well as strengthening the capacities of local government and neighboring communities to conserve the newly-established orangutan populations and their habitat. Project objectives include, (1) expand orangutan reintroduction and post-release monitoring in the bukit batikap protection forest; and (2) enhance the capacities of local government and community-level stakeholders to design and implement orangutan and orangutan habitat conservation interventions in batikap.