

BORNEO IS BURNING!

The Orangutans Need Your Help!

Please Donate to Our Emergency Fire Fund!



FIRES ARE WREAKING HAVOC ALL ACROSS BORNEO!

AND THE ORANGUTANS DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF LEAVING!



Palm oil companies and small land holders are setting fires that are burning out of control. Many of the fires are perilously close to the orangutan rescue centers. BOS Nyaru Menteng and IAR Ketapang are enveloped in smoke and haze, creating hazardous conditions for the orangutans and staff. Thankfully the orangutans are safe at both sites— but the air quality is so bad that Forest School is closed and the babies are being kept indoors.



The IAR team has been rescuing orangutans from burning forests and working frantically to keep the fires away from the center. BOS has had to bring orangutans in from the islands due to extremely dry conditions and severe fire risk! In Sebangau and Mawas, teams from BOS Mawas, the Borneo Nature Foundation and the Tuanan Orangutan Research Project are working 24-7 to put out fires in the peat forests. If the peat fires get out of control they could decimate the wild orangutan population living there... ORANGUTAN LIVES ARE AT STAKE!

Can you help?

We've set up an Emergency Fire Fund to support BOSF, IAR, BNF and TORP. Donations will help pay for staff, equipment, medical supplies and fire-fighting gear. The situation is critical! Thank you for your support!

Visit the Orangutan Outreach website to learn more and make a donation.



IAR Ketapang



The IAR team has been rescuing orangutans from burned out areas of forest and bringing them to the center for veterinary care. Forest School is closed due to smoke and haze . All the babies at the center are being kept indoors to protect them from the toxic air...





Photo © 2019 International Animal Rescue





Photo © 2019 International Animal Rescue





Photo © 2019 International Animal Rescue





BOS Nyaru Menteng



BOS Nyaru Menteng Forest School is closed due to smoke and haze .

The air is toxic— and orangutans don't get to wear breathing masks! Respiratory infections have been detected in dozens of individuals... from babies to adults!













BOS Mawas / Tuanan



The teams from BOS Mawas and the Tuanan Orangutan Research Project are working around the clock to put out fast-spreading fires in the peat forests. Abandoned orangutan nests can be seen in burned out areas of Tuanan.





Photo © 2019 BOSF Indrayana

Photo © BOSF 2019 | Tuanan Orangutan Research Project



Sebangau



The tireless staff at the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) research station, based in Sebangau Forest, is fighting desperately to put out fires in the peat forests. If these fires get out of control they could decimate the wild orangutans living there...





The Orangutans Need Your Help!

Please Support Our Emergency Fire Fund!





THANK YOU! {:(|}

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Orangutan Outreach is a registered 501(c)(3) US Charity. EIN: 26-0521285

Your donations are fully tax-deductible.

Orangutan Outreach is a registered 501(c)(3) US Charity. EIN: 26-0521285Your donations are fully tax-deductible. Let us know if you need a letter for your taxes.