The Displaced Native Inhabitants

Wildlife

4th August 2020

Two more unique species from Borneo have been included in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List 2020 namely the Endangered Bornean White-bearded Gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis), and…

Wildlife

June 11, 2020

Following orangutan, meet Georgia and Gus

One day in March, before the Covid19 pandemic situation happened in Indonesian Borneo, Azis and Jali (two of BNF’s orangutan researchers) trekked through the Sebangau Forest in search of Gracia…

Wildlife

September 13, 2018

A sudden encounter with the big cats!

by Aman and Aziz K We were out to look for gibbon one day on September 4, 2018 and stopped by the end of the rail as we sat there…

Wildlife

August 19, 2016

Welcoming a new wild orangutan baby to the world!

As we celebrate International Orangutan Day 2016, Jali (OuTrop Field Assistant) brings us some very exciting news from the Sabangau Forest. Last month, Cara (OuTrop’s Gibbon and Red Langur Scientist)…

Wildlife

September 18, 2015

Species Series: Beautiful butterflies

They may be small, but butterflies play a key role in helping us to understand the impacts of human disturbance on the forests of Borneo. Butterflies are one of the…

Wildlife

September 15, 2015

Two of a kind: Rare sighting of a wild orangutan and gibbon playing together

You may have seen the article about this very rare encounter in the Sunday Express (UK newspaper), now here is the full story from Tom Lloyd (a Masters student from Oxford…

Wildlife

May 30, 2015

Species Series: Exploring our logo, silhouette by silhouette

Following the launch of our new logo last year, we felt that it was now time to have a bit of fun with it… and learn about Borneo’s amazing wildlife…

Wildlife

May 20, 2015

The Ultimate Bucket List Item: Meet 13 wild orangutans in one day!

OuTrop’s Primate Scientist, Carolyn Thompson, was up for a challenge last month, as both her and three other international researchers decided to test their forest skills in finding wild primates without…

Wildlife

April 10, 2015

You wait ages for an orangutan and then three come along at once!!

OuTrop interns have the opportunity to experience all of our projects to get a better understanding of conservation. Connie, a gibbon intern here for 6 months, has spent the past…

Wildlife

April 1, 2015

Discovering the fish of the Sabangau Forest and what they mean to local communities

OuTrop’s PhD student, Sara Thornton, has spent the past six months researching the fish of the Sabangau Forest. Here, she tells us what she has been up to, her unexpected…