The primary goal of this project is to improve the community protection system for orangutans and their forest habitat around the ketambe, suaq belimbing and soraya research stations by establishing…

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded Wildlife Asia Limited $687,857.30 under the Great Apes Conservation Fund program (CFDA 15.629) from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered through this Project Grant funding are improving community protection of orangutans and their forest habitat near three research stations in Indonesia by establishing and enhancing community patrol teams. Specifically, the award will support training community patrol teams, equipping them with field gear, community patrols to reduce illegal activity, forest restoration in orangutan habitat areas, and orangutan monitoring near the Ketambe and Soraya research stations. The Great Apes Conservation Fund supports effective long-term conservation of great apes and their habitats, including applied research on ape populations and projects focusing on habitat protection.

The primary goal of this project is to improve the community protection system for orangutans and their forest habitat around the ketambe, suaq belimbing and soraya research stations by establishing and enhancing community patrol teams that engage in participatory forest patrol and forest restoration. Project objectives include, 1 training of community patrol teams 2 equip and support community patrol teams by providing the teams with basic field gear such as tents, field clothing, raincoats, GPS units, etc. 3 community patrols and reduce illegal activity 4 forest restoration in orangutan habitat and 5 orangutan monitoring in ketambe and soraya.