Following orangutan, meet Georgia and Gus Wildlife 11th June 2020 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…
Wildlife March 29, 2015 Year of the Gibbon 2015: Introducing Gibbon Group ‘Karate’ As part of our blog series for Year of the Gibbon 2015, Dr Susan Cheyne (Director of Gibbon and Felid Research) introduces some of the individual gibbons that we study…
