Amazing forest species recorded on our Mungku Baru Expedition

Volunteer News

4th August 2016

Following on from our meeting with the Rector of the Muhammadiyah University of Palangka Raya (UMP), our Mungku Baru Education Forest research expedition began last month. Due to the site’s…

Volunteer News What's happening Wednesday

January 9, 2013

What’s Happening Wednesday #4 ; OuTrop’s reforestation trials – by popular demand…

Over the last three months we have been busy with our latest round of reforestation trials – read more about them here or in our December Newsletter. Many of the people…

Volunteer News

November 22, 2012

Running with the forest ups and downs!

Our volunteers have headed home after a fantastic seven weeks – we are pleased to tell more of their stories! Stuck in the mud. Photo by Morena Vargo/OuTrop “Hanna, Morena,…

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November 6, 2012

Slow loris causes a rumble in the jungle!

Volunteer sees once-in-a-lifetime primate behaviour! My alarm went off at 3am; I was heading off on my first orangutan follow. I had been looking forward to experiencing the forest in the…

Volunteer News

November 2, 2012

Current volunteer makes priorities with OuTrop…

One of our autumn volunteers talks about his priorities when working with OuTrop… “I’m Paul Fadden, one of 7 volunteers working on this project. I love going out and seeing the primates,…

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October 30, 2012

Videos of Borneo forest life

We have several insights into camp life – get a real impression here! Check out our videos about what it is like to volunteer and be and intern with us…

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October 26, 2012

Volunteering is a once in a lifetime experience

We are always very grateful to OuTrop volunteers. They contribute to scientific research whilst having an unforgettable trip… Volunteer and Staff in the forest “Like an excited kid at Christmas, that night I…

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August 1, 2012

Life as an OuTrop Volunteer: Kah Ming shares her experiences

Finally, here we are! At the Setia Alam Research Camp! To reach here, we had to take a Bemo, a boat and Nimbus 2000, an odd-looking train that runs on…

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June 22, 2011

The Dry Season Has Arrived

For the last 2 years the railway has been under the water due to the very prolonged wet season. Just in the last 2 weeks the rains have stopped and…

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December 7, 2010

Life in the Sabangau peat swamp forest

by Anna Triggol We arrived in camp on the 7th October 2010 and were all excited as we got off the kelotok and walked up the railway into camp. All…