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Symbolic Adoption · Critically Endangered

Adopt an Orangutan

All three orangutan species are Critically Endangered. Palm oil, mining, and the illegal pet trade are erasing them. Your monthly adoption funds the rescue network they need to survive.

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Rescued orangutan infant in rehabilitation centre, Borneo

~800

Tapanuli orangutans remain

Source: IUCN Red List

13,846

Sumatran orangutans remain

Source: IUCN 2022 estimate

7–9 yrs

Between births

Source: longest of any mammal

80%

Habitat lost in 20 years

Source: IUCN / Global Forest Watch

What Your Adoption Funds

Monthly adoptions are pooled into WARN's Orangutan Rescue Programme and grant out quarterly to in-country sanctuary partners.

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Infant Care

Orphaned infants arrive severely malnourished and traumatised. Your adoption funds 24-hour care — fluids, nutrition, veterinary treatment, and a surrogate family group.

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Forest School

Juveniles must re-learn skills their mothers would have taught them: climbing, foraging, nest-building. Forest school sessions take years and are essential for any chance of release.

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Post-Release Monitoring

After soft-release into protected forest, rangers monitor individuals for months to ensure they are foraging, building nests, and avoiding human settlements.

What You'll Receive

  • Personalised digital adoption certificate (PDF, gift-ready)
  • Bornean orangutan species fact file and rescue story
  • Quarterly email updates from the programme
  • Charitable gift receipt for your records
  • Option to dedicate your adoption as a gift with recipient's name on the certificate
Orangutan adoption

Adoption

Certificate

Digital · Gift-ready PDF

Choose Your Adoption Gift

Pick a tier, choose monthly or one-off, and optionally dedicate it as a gift. 100% of your adoption goes to the Orangutan Rescue Programme.

Donate £10

Secure · One-off · 100% to the animals.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many orangutans are left in the wild?
The IUCN Red List estimates roughly 104,700 Bornean, 13,846 Sumatran, and just 800 Tapanuli orangutans remain. All three species are Critically Endangered. Population modelling projects continued decline without direct intervention.
Why are orangutans endangered?
The primary drivers are habitat loss from palm oil plantations, logging, and mining; the illegal pet trade (infants are taken when mothers are killed); and slow reproduction — females give birth only every 7–9 years, the longest inter-birth interval of any mammal.
Where do my donations go?
Your adoption funds WARN's Orangutan Rescue Programme — grants to vetted in-country sanctuary partners in Borneo and Sumatra, covering infant care, forest school, and post-release monitoring.
Can I cancel at any time?
Yes. Email [email protected] and we will cancel your monthly adoption within two working days, with no penalty.