This fall when OFICanada volunteer, Owen Miller, heard about the current extreme fire season ongoing in Borneo he had an idea for how to share the situation with Canadians and OFICanada supporters. He created the map at the top of this page showing active wildfires across Borneo with data from NASA Fire Information for Resource […]
Sarah’s first week at the Care Center
Mon nom est Sarah et je viens de Montréal, Canada. J’ai étudié en Biologie à l’université et je suis passionnée par la protection et conservation de l’environnement. Si l’on m’avait dit, il y a deux mois, que je serais ici en train d’écrire cet article, je ne l’aurais pas cru. Quand j’ai vu affiché le […]
Sam – The Strong Silent Type
I had the pleasure of meeting Sam while working as a ‘daily forest release’ intern at the OFI Care Center and Quarantine in the village of Pasir Panjang in Indonesian Borneo. During my first month in this volunteer position, I spent a lot of time getting to know the orangutans while they spent evenings and […]