The orangutan islands are surrounded by a moat, which needs to be cleared of plants ever so often. This was just one of the jobs the volunteers were tasked with.
Category Archives: Conservation
Stories or ideas relating to nature conservation issues.
Meet the sunbears
The sanctuary is also home to a number of sun bears. Like the orangutans they need some “entertainment” in form of enrichment to keep them stimulated. It’s not always easy for them to get to the food hidden in the enrichment, but frustration is a better emotion than boredom.
Job title: Orangutan Entertainer
Our first working day at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Sanctuary was spent on “enrichment” for the great apes. Tired but happy we are back in our room after a very sweaty day.
Samboja Lestari
We made it to Samboja Lestari and will hopefully be able to do some great stuff to make the Orangutans happy.
Facing the “Pest”
New Zealand’s fight against introduced animal species to save to last unique birds on the islands.
Galapagos full on
While we are getting ready for the next adventure and you are anxious awaiting blog posts, here is an introductory story about a trip to the Galapagos islands Anja and I did in 2014.