Saving Orangutans – we couldn’t say no!
Welcome! We’re just as new here as you are. We’re about to take a huge plunge – on Monday we embark from Perth, Australia for Borneo. We arrive in Balikpapan and will be driving north for about an hour...
View ArticleDay 1 – Welcome to Borneo!
None of us had been to Indonesia before. Some of us had experienced Bali before, but after only being in Borneo for a few hours, you realise Bali is what Borneo used to be – only thirty years ago. So...
View ArticleDay 2 – it’s a jungle out there!
After only being in Borneo for two days, we have all learnt a lot. We first learn that young orangutan are cute and eager to jump into Louisa’s arms. Young PingPong below literally climbed up the wall...
View ArticleDay 3 – Getting our hands dirty
Today our focus went from the orangutan to one of the other creatures here at the Centre. Introducing Winnie the sun bear. Winnie the sun bear shares an enclosure with boyfriend sun bear, Dandy. Winnie...
View ArticleDay 4 – knee-deep in the tropical rainforest
Day four saw us out with the young orangutans as we followed team Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) out into the jungle for ‘forest school’ – an important part of orangutan care and welfare, where...
View ArticleDay 5 – operation orangutan rescue!
When we woke up this morning, we had a list of things to complete as we film the documentary. Now that we’ve been here almost a week (and it certainly feels longer), we considered the list to be pretty...
View ArticleHold on a minute!
As you may have noticed there hasn’t been an update yet. As it stands, we’ve had a massive change in plans and we’ve all been super busy. Day 6 is almost ready. We’re just getting the photos sorted and...
View ArticleDay 6 – illegal zoos and an autopsy… not your average day!
It looked like we were going to have a catch-up day of work and perhaps some rest. Then, we received an email from Hardi – founder and director of COP (Centre of Orangutan Protection). He invited us to...
View ArticleDay 7 – readying to leave Borneo!
The sun was searing early this morning; the fan was on full speed but we managed to have a bit of sleep this morning after the exhausting day yesterday. It was my turn to go and find some food today –...
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