What happens during orangutan rehabilitation?
BOS Foundation describes health assessment and quarantine before an orangutan joins a suitable forest-school group. Care aims to develop the abilities needed for independent forest life. Rehabilitation is an individual process: an animal’s health, history and behaviour affect its options. An emergency rescue therefore does not automatically lead to a release.
Why forest school and suitable habitat both matter
Young orangutans need opportunities to develop foraging, climbing and nest-building skills. BOS Foundation’s account of island repairs at Samboja Lestari illustrates how facilities serve different needs: some islands support preparation for release, while others provide sanctuary for animals unable to return to the wild. Keeping care facilities functional and protecting habitat are both part of responsible conservation.
How this relates to the Kalimantan fires
Kalimantan comprises several Indonesian provinces on Borneo. The Sampurna incident described in WARN’s September 2026 briefing took place in Ketapang, West Kalimantan. It must not be presented as an incident at Samboja Lestari in East Kalimantan. Our fire appeal covers eligible response, recovery and prevention in Indonesian Kalimantan, with its own fund terms and review process.
What WARN can responsibly say about funding
WARN staff are meeting organisations in Indonesia to understand needs, with funding shortages raised in those discussions. No Kalimantan grantee has yet been selected. A source citation, photograph or description of another organisation’s work is not evidence that WARN funded it. Recipient decisions, payments and subsequent results belong in the public grant register when records are available.