What it takes to be a human: a lesson from field course 2018 People 23rd July 2018 by Lucas Elsrode (Field Course Participant 2018) The rattling of the cart shook my torso back and forth, my spine imitated a slinky being spun around by an overexcited toddler…
People March 13, 2018 The dream of Borneo Written by Ahmad Fauzi, BNF’s Barito Ulu Programme Field Coordinator In the past, when I heard people say ‘Borneo’, my thoughts immediately jumped to mandau (traditional Dayak machete), poisonous chopsticks, wild…
People March 1, 2018 Photography experience in Sabangau Forest Written by Duncan Murrell (Photographer) As a conservation photographer already involved in conservation work in Palawan right next door to Borneo it was an obvious progression for me to try…
People June 29, 2017 For the love of nature Written by Marc Dragiewicz The Sabangau is a jewel where conservation is working. It has been enlightening and a privilege to witness BNF’s efforts and to watch them grow. I…
People May 18, 2017 Wake up at 4 a.m. in Sabangau Forest was a memorable experience! Stories from Green School students My name is Toby King, I’ve been to Borneo three times now and every single time it blows me away in new inexplicable ways. One of my most favourite experiences…
People August 24, 2015 PhD awarded to OuTrop’s Red Langur Project Director In our latest blog, OuTrop’s Red Langur Project Director, Dave Ehlers Smith, shares his exciting news.It’s been a long time since I posted a blog update; with this post comes…
People July 2, 2015 Internet and Social Media Training This year OuTrop’s Communications Team organised internet training for the field staff. The training is divided into 4 groups starting at 9 am and finishes around 3 pm and almost…
People April 17, 2015 Learning from our friends at the Gunung Palung Orangutan Project Three members of our field team (Tommy, Aman and Supian) recently travelled to Gunung Palung Orangutan Project in West Kalimantan to learn more about how research is carried out at…
People February 20, 2015 Sharing knowledge, ideas and skills on our gibbon training day Gibbon researcher, Hélène Birot, talks about an exciting training day on our gibbon behaviour project for local field staff. Training days are key to empowering our team, gaining new skills…
People January 14, 2015 Training our team! Using poetry Caz, from our primate behaviour team, talks about a recent training day and what our team got up to! Since OuTrop’s Orangutan Project started 12 years ago, frequent…
