Orangutan Foundation International
Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wild orangutans and their rainforest habitat. OFI also supports research on orangutans and forests, education initiatives, both local and international, and brings awareness concerning orangutans wherever it can.
OFI is profoundly committed to the welfare of all orangutans, whether captive, ex-captive, or wild. Established by Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas and associates in 1986, OFI operates Camp Leakey, an orangutan research center, within Tanjung Puting National Park. OFI also runs the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) facility in the Dayak village of Pasir Panjang near Pangkalan Bun, which is home to 330 displaced orangutans.
It also helps manage the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, where rehabilitated wild-born ex-captive orangutans were released into the wild. Through its field programs, OFI also provides employment at these facilities for over 200 local Indonesians. OFI also owns Rusti, an adult male orangutan rescued from a backyard zoo in New Jersey, now on permanent loan to the Honolulu Zoo in Hawaii. OFI built his magnificent enclosure, which covers a good part of an acre.
For more information, visit www.Orangutan.org
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Meet the Heroic Woman Who Saved Orangutans from Extinction! Dr. Biruté Galdikas
Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas (1946–2026) was a groundbreaking primatologist, founder of Orangutan Foundation International, and the world’s foremost expert on orangutans. Following her passing on March 24, 2026, her extraordinary legacy continues through the decades of research, conservation, and reh...
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Charlie playing at OFI nursery forest school
Just like their human counterparts, orangutans learn about their surroundings by exploring, smelling, and tasting their surroundings. Through its research, Orangutan Foundation International has identified hundreds of plant species in the Bornean Rainforest that orangutans use as food sources.
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Orangutans Playing in the Rafters at Camp Danielle
Even as infants, orangutans maintain great body strength. It is not uncommon for our orangutans to be seen “swinging from the rafters!”
To learn more about orangutans or Orangutan Foundation International, please visit http://www.Orangutan.org
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Orangutan Grabbing a Snack of Leaves At Camp Danielle
Orangutans are skilled foragers. Native trees and plants, particularly new leaves, are a favorite snack of orangutans.
To learn more about orangutans or Orangutan Foundation International, please visit http://www.Orangutan.org
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Orangutan Crystal Playing with a stick at Camp Danielle
Orangutans are semi-solitary creatures. Even though they will play together as young infants and juveniles, orangutans as adults enjoy their time alone.
To learn more about orangutans or Orangutan Foundation International, please visit http://www.Orangutan.org
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Infant Orangutan Nursery Forest
Under the watchful eye of their caregiver, these infant and young juvenile orangutans appear to play in the forest. As arboreal creatures, in the Nursery Forest they are able to use low-hanging branches and vines to build their strength and skills that they will need to navigate atop the forest c...
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Let’s meet Dr. Galdikas
OFI President and Founder Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas was recently invited to be the headline guest speaker for the EcoVoice online conference, “Sustainability. Are You In?”.
Here Dr. Biruté recalls her early days in Borneo and gives her thoughts on sustainability and what we can do to help.
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Happy Hour at Camp Leakey
Happy Hour at Camp Leakey offers a heartwarming glimpse into the world of a young orangutan enjoying a well-earned treat of soy milk after feasting on bananas. Filmed at the legendary research site founded by Dr. Biruté Galdikas in Indonesian Borneo, this charming moment captures the playful inte...
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Bath time at Camp Leakey
Bath time at Orangutan Foundation International's Care Centre after a big day out at forest school...starring little infant orphan orangutan Royal in her first video.
For more information, visit www.Orangutan.org
