What’s in a call? Understanding the long calls of Sebangau National Park’s male orangutans
Written by James Askew (BNF research collaborator) Recently, Dr Helen Morrogh-Bernard (BNF Director) and I published a paper about the male orangutans of Sebangau National Park in the scientific journal Folia Primatologica. The aim of our study was to look at the long calls of the forest’s adult flanged males, and to start identifying what […]
Keep your selfies to yourself! 7 reasons why it’s a bad idea to take a photo with an orangutan
Written by Cara Wilcox (BNF Primate Scientist) When given the opportunity, a lot of people would jump at the chance to take a selfie or get really close to an orangutan. It may seem like a great idea at the time, but that decision could have a negative impact on orangutan conservation. Here are our […]
Discovery of a 1940s Central Kalimantan map and the history that lies inside
Written by Desi Natalia (BNF Communications Officer) Recently, Dr Mark Harrison (BNF Co-director) came across an old map of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) printed on silk from the 1940s. There are many village names on the map that remain the same today, but some of the villages are spelt differently. For instance, ‘Poeroektjaoe’ is now […]
