After six years we are finally back in Samboja Lestari to work for the Orangutans and sunbears.
Category Archives: Conservation
Stories or ideas relating to nature conservation issues.
Mussel fishing in our village
There actually are mussels living in the streams around our village in Germany! Today we joined in to relocate some of them to a new but more natural river that is being created.
Trash the world
Will the world drown in our trash?
Wolken über Bialowieza
Ein kleines Gedicht über den wunderbaren Wald von Bialowieza
Barking Beatles in the forest
One of the main tasks for us here is to monitor the spread of the dreaded spruce bark beetle. Here are some more details.
Into Europe’s Wilderness
We’ve started our next adventure in one of the few wild places left in Europe, hoping to do our share to preserve it.
On our knees for the bees
We’re trying to get involved with local hands-on conservation work
The diving project in Raja Ampat
As our stay on the island of Arborek will be coming to an end in a few days it’s a good time to look back and reflect.
Give us a machete and we chop it all down
Some more information about the work of the volunteers here at Samboja Lestari: Ginger leaf cutting and bamboo chopping.
What are we doing to these animals?
At Samboja Lestari we are working with orangutans and sun bears, that are kept here because they need help after humans had caused them harm in various ways.