Help Du and Her Babies Swing Free in the Wild

Your donation will free Du, Dai and Du Mal onto a forested, pre-release island where they can climb, play, and thrive. Dai and Du Mal will become the next generation of wild Bornean orangutans. Only approximately 57,350 are left in the wild, according to BOSF.

Du’s Story: A Devoted Mother

Meet Du, a 25-year-old Bornean orangutan mother, and her spirited toddlers, Dai and adopted Du Mal. Rescued from a zoo in 2006, Du thrived through the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation’s (BOSF) Jungle School at Nyaru Menteng, mastering survival skills and gaining independence. In 2014, she earned her place on a pre-release island, tasting the freedom of the treetops. In 2022, Du’s story took a remarkable turn. She gave birth to Dai and, in an extraordinary act of love, adopted Du Mal, an orphaned baby orangutan - something rare among orangutans, who typically raise only one young at a time.

To give them the best care, Du and her babies were moved back to the rehabilitation centre in 2023. Now, after two years of dedicated nurturing, they’re ready to return to a pre-release island. Du and her family could swing through the forest again - if we can raise $7,500 urgently needed for:

• $3000 safe transport to the pre-release island, reuniting the family with their forest home.

• $1500 orangutan radio transponder implants for the post-release monitoring

• $3000 supplemental food for the family for a year

Your donation, no matter the size, will bring this loving family closer to the wild. Donate now.