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Day 2 – it’s a jungle out there!
After only being in Borneo for two days, we have all learnt a lot. We first learn that young orangutan are cute and eager to jump into Louisa’s arms. Young PingPong below literally climbed up the wall...
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Day 3 – Getting our hands dirty
Today our focus went from the orangutan to one of the other creatures here at the Centre. Introducing Winnie the sun bear. Winnie the sun bear shares an enclosure with boyfriend sun bear, Dandy. Winnie...
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Day 4 – knee-deep in the tropical rainforest
Day four saw us out with the young orangutans as we followed team Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) out into the jungle for ‘forest school’ – an important part of orangutan care and welfare, where...
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Day 5 – operation orangutan rescue!
When we woke up this morning, we had a list of things to complete as we film the documentary. Now that we’ve been here almost a week (and it certainly feels longer), we considered the list to be pretty...
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Palm oil – make sure you are aware of what you buy!
Credit: Australian Catholic University blog The next thing you can do TODAY to make a difference is check your cupboards for any products that contain palm oil and STOP BUYING THEM! Even “sustainable”...
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Help us name the Bornean gibbons!
At the illegal zoo, not only have we found orangutans but there’s a few other species about the place: sun bears, crocodiles, macaques, turtles, eagles, and gibbons. Like the other animals, they are...
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Hold on a minute!
As you may have noticed there hasn’t been an update yet. As it stands, we’ve had a massive change in plans and we’ve all been super busy. Day 6 is almost ready. We’re just getting the photos sorted and...
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Day 6 – illegal zoos and an autopsy… not your average day!
It looked like we were going to have a catch-up day of work and perhaps some rest. Then, we received an email from Hardi – founder and director of COP (Centre of Orangutan Protection). He invited us to...
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Day 7 – readying to leave Borneo!
The sun was searing early this morning; the fan was on full speed but we managed to have a bit of sleep this morning after the exhausting day yesterday. It was my turn to go and find some food today –...
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Dr Lulu – Our Last Day in Samarinda
[PHOTOS COMING SOON! STAY TUNED!] I rose with a sense of urgency, because there was so much I wanted to experience and capture before we left. But at the same time I wanted to slow down and take in...
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