The Latest Breaking News from Borneo

Indonesia relocates 8 orangutans into protected forest after rescue from wildfires

Eight endangered orangutans rescued from areas of Indonesia’s Borneo ravaged by wildfires have been released into a protected forest

The Independent UK · 9h ago

Eight Borneo orangutans freed back into the wild after devastating wild fires

Orangutans take nine hour journey by car and boat to ‘have a chance to return to living naturally’

The Independent UK · Oct 12

Indonesia: Baby orangutan saved from Borneo wildfires as habitat destruction escalates

A young orangutan has been rescued from wildfires in Borneo. Named Novita, the three- to four-year-old female was found clinging to a tree in Central Kalimantan on 26 September, with burns to her hands and feet after crossing the flames.

Euronews · Oct 9

The rescue bid bungles that cost Australian PoW lives

Command and intelligence bungles stopped proposed missions to rescue Australian and British PoWs in Borneo during World War II, a military historian says.

AAP · Sep 26

Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo

Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Rangkong research station work round the clock to stave off blaze

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

Borneo rainforest still held only 60% of primary forest carbon 22 years after logging

Borneo's rainforests bear the evidence of logging's long-term effects even after two decades. The logged sections contain merely sixty percent of the biomass and carbon compared to untouched forests; this gap arises from a reduction in larger trees rather than sheer tree density. Although species diversity is stable, the overall…

The Times of India · Sep 14

Thick haze disrupts flights on Indonesia's Borneo island

Thick smoke from forest fires has disrupted flights in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province

The Independent UK · Sep 14

A 25-year-old Canadian primatologist entered Borneo’s remote wild swamps with her husband in 1971 to study orangutans; after 40 years of research, she found that they give birth just once every 7.7 years and documented 400 types of food in their diet

In 1971, Canadian primatologist Biruté Galdikas embarked on an extensive journey into orangutan research in Indonesian Borneo, setting up Camp Leakey as a base for her studies. Her groundbreaking findings on orangutan reproductive patterns and dietary habits significantly contributed to primatology. To further her conservation efforts, she founded the Orangutan…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

Japan sends military helicopters to Indonesia to fight Borneo wildfires

This is the first known overseas firefighting mission by Japan’s SDF as toxic haze spreads across neighbouring countries

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Baby orangutans found in forest in India spark trafficking investigation

Native only to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, the rare apes were found thousands of kilometres away in Odisha state

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10