SUNDAY December 11, 2011
Hope your weekend is going well!
Here is an article about a SUPER OFI Volunteer!
Orphaned Orangutans Find an Ally
How is your Holiday shopping going?
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FRIDAY December 9, 2011
In case you missed it… The OFI Eco-Tour. OFI offers a once-in-a-life-time adventure trip to Borneo which will give you an opportunity to see orangutans in their natural environment with no barriers separating you from them.
CLICK HERE for Summer 2012 Trip Dates and Itineraries!
THURSDAY December 8, 2011
Tis the season to give back! Help support the OFI cause by contributing to one of our campaigns! Donate to the Rawa Kuno Legacy Forest Fund: Help us buy and protect this sacred land. We are on our way toward reaching our goal. Donate to Project 560: Adopt a day! Pick a day and fully support our forests patrols! Daily costs include: maintaining police officers and OFI rangers in guard posts and on chartered boats, along with food, salaries, boat drivers, fuel, equipment, administration, and supplies. Orangutan Foster Program: Adopt a baby at our Care Center and help support their needs for one year. General donation to OFI: To the babies in our Care Center and the older orangutans on their way to being released, to our educational efforts, to our community events, to our administration, to buying and planting trees, to the supplies for our summer volunteer construction program, and more.
Your continued support keeps us afloat.
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TUESDAY November 29, 2011
In case you missed it.On November 21, 2011 six out of 40 orangutans were released into the forest at Seruyan, Tanjung Puting National Park. These orangutans had come from the OFI Care Center and Quarantine in Pangkalan Bun where they had gone through rehabilitation (3 hours driving time from the release site). At the release ceremony Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas, president of OFI, stood alongside the Minister of Forestry as he spoke about conservation efforts and the orangutan. When Dr. Galdikas asked for more forest from him he shook her hand and said “yes.” The six orangutans released were males by the names of Benson, Ujang, Bango, Gendut, Samsu, and Paiton. On release all except Paiton raced out of the transportation enclosure and into the trees. Paiton, being a bit older and more mature, took his time enjoying his 15 minutes in the limelight. By the following day, November 22nd, none had come down from the treetops except to the feeding platform. Then Samsu raced off and did not return for feeding, whereas Gendut came down from the trees to chow down 5 times! The plan is for the OFI staff to follow the six males as best they can for the next two weeks to make sure they are safe and secure. All we can do is hope they stay away from unprotected land and palm oil plantations. Dr Birute stresses the need for protected forests and comments on the release of the six males on her twitter. Follow Dr. Birute Galdikas on Twitter HERE Follow the OFI Office Twitter HERE
MONDAY November 28, 2011
OFI is now accepting applications for the Summer 2012 Volunteer Construction Program.
The Volunteer Construction Program is broken into 3 terms of 25-days in which OFI sends 3 teams of 12 individuals to the OFI Care Center where they are assigned a specific project. These projects vary according to what is needed at the time of team arrival. The projects are manual labor based such as; facility building, bridge building, walkway construction, and other hands-on projects which help improve the OFI camp and facilities in Borneo, Indonesia. Dates for 2012Team 1: May 1 – May 25 SATURDAY November 26, 2011HI OFI Friends!CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO: Lamandau Reserve
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On Monday 6 out of 40 orangutans between the age of 10 and 15, who were caught illegally by villagers, were released into the Seruyan Forest in the Tanjung Puting National Park after rehabilitation at the OFI Care Center in Pangkalan Bun. Here is a picture of one of the orangutans before release.
WEDNESDAY November 23, 2011
Hot Topic: Malaysia Orangutan Loss About 300 orangutans have vanished from the Lower Kinabatangan in the east coast of Sabah over the last 7 years due to the fragmenting of the forests they live in.
It is this time of year that many of us give thanks for our loved ones, our health, and the little things in life that make everyday worth it.
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend TUESDAY November 22, 2011
The CHASE COMMUNITY GIVING GRANT Voting session is now closed. The votes are being tallied. We want to thank everyone who voted and shared their votes for OFI, spreading the word and getting their friends and family to vote for us!
Within the final hours OFI received over 500 votes! Amazing what the word of mouth can do. What else? Don’t forget to Follow the OFI Office on TWITTER! Dr. Birute Galdikas has her very own Personal Twitter account also! Keep up with us!
NEws NeWs NewS In case you missed the word: November is Orangutan Awareness Month! In November 40 years ago, Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas entered the jungles of Borneo to study and save orangutans! No one has devoted more time and developed more scientific studies and judgments on orangutans. Orangutan Caring Week began because of Dr. Birute’s timely journey to Borneo. This special acknowledgment has spread to Orangutan Caring Month…the entire month of November now focuses on endangered orangutans. At this time, a remarkable event is taking place in Borneo…stay tuned! We will keep you posted! And thanks to the zoos and organizations who acknowledge orangutans and the world famous, one-of-a-kind scientist who studied orangutans unlike anyone else, Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas. See how some of these outstanding zoos celebrated and acknowledged the importance of the orangutan:
MONDAY November 21, 2011
WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 1110 VOTES. THERE ARE 18 HOURS LEFT TO VOTE FOR OFI TO WIN SOME OF THE FUNDING FROM THE CHASE COMMUNITY GIVING GRANT. The 100 charities with the most votes will share $3.025 million dollars in grants! 1 charity will receive $250,000, 4 charities will receive $100,000, and 95 charities will receive $25,000. WE NEED 1120 VOTES TO BE ONE OF THE TOP 100 CHARITIES AND RECEIVE SOME OF THE GRANT. HELP US!!
YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE. SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO HELP OFI GET THERE!
VOTE HERE
What else is goin on?? NEW OFI Gifts for the Holiday Season! Get your holiday gifting wrapped up early and support orangutans and their habitat all at once.
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