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Sponsor an Orangutan from the United States

How to sponsor an orangutan from the US through WARN — recurring support from $5/month for forest school and rehabilitation in Borneo.

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Sponsor an orangutan from the US — recurring support for partner-led rehabilitation

In brief

You can sponsor an orangutan from the US through WARN from $5/month at adopt an orangutan — sponsorship funds partner-led rescue, forest school and rehabilitation in Borneo, not ownership of a named individual ape.

$5+

From/month

Critically Endangered

Bornean orangutan

5–8 yrs

Rehabilitation

USD

Checkout

Guide 1

What Orangutan Sponsorship Through WARN Means

Orangutan sponsorship is recurring USD support pooled into partner grants for rescue, forest school and soft release — not co-sponsorship of a named ape you visit or keep.

Guide 2

How to Start Orangutan Sponsorship from the US

Visit adopt an orangutan, choose monthly or one-off from $5/month, select USD at checkout, receive email receipt.

Guide 3

What Your Orangutan Sponsorship Pays For

Sponsorship funds rescue transport, milk formula, forest-school platforms and release monitoring — multi-year orphan care sustained by monthly income.

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Bornean Orangutan Programmes

Indonesia and Malaysia hold remaining wild Bornean orangutans. See orangutan appeal and Indonesia.

Guide 5

Sponsorship Versus Pet Trade Misconceptions

Orangutans are wild apes in rehabilitation — not pets. Sponsorship funds the whole programme without individual ape marketing.

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Monthly Versus One-Off Orangutan Sponsorship

Monthly from $5 helps partners commit to forest-school pathways. One-off gifts at orangutan appeal suit urgent orphan intakes.

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Gift Orangutan Sponsorship for US Occasions

Checkout at adopt an orangutan, email WARN for a certificate. Honest programme framing.

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US Tax Status

Orangutan sponsorship is not US tax-deductible. WARN is not a US 501(c)(3). See adopt an orangutan us.

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Why US Donors Choose WARN — Transparent Partner Grants

WARN is a UK Community Interest Company global not-for-profit — not a US 501(c)(3). US donations are not tax-deductible; you receive a payment receipt for your records. WARN is a registered UK Community Interest Company (Company no. 17298990) and is not a charity, so it cannot claim Gift Aid. The donation case is transparent partner-led welfare where support reaches practical field needs. Gifts fund WARN's 17-country partner network across South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Africa, Southern Africa and South America through vetted local partners — not WARN-run sanctuaries. Give in USD at donate or monthly at monthly giving.

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What Your USD Gift Buys on the Ground

Roughly $20–30 funds one street dog through catch, neuter, rabies vaccination and return where partner clinics operate. $125 supports a small clinic day. $600 helps stock quarantine after a trafficking seizure. Monthly gifts let partners plan multi-year programmes instead of crisis-only response.

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Monthly Versus One-Off from the United States

One-off gifts suit urgent appeals at adopt an orangutan. Monthly at monthly giving or symbolic adoption at symbolic adoption builds predictable income for vaccination rounds and rehabilitation. Checkout accepts USD; neither route implies ownership of an individual animal.

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Wildlife guide

Orangutan

Orangutans are Critically Endangered great apes found only in Borneo and Sumatra; all three species — Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli — face extinction driven mainly by habitat loss from palm oil and logging, plus the illegal pet trade.

Country programme

Indonesia

Indonesia is a Southeast Asian archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, home to Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, Javan and Sumatran rhinos, the Komodo dragon and the sun bear; its wildlife is under sustained pressure from palm-oil and pulpwood deforestation, the illegal pet trade, and one of the world's largest contributions to marine plastic.

Country programme

Malaysia

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian range state for Bornean orangutans (Sabah), sun bears, Sunda pangolins, clouded leopards and the Malayan tiger; it is a top-tier transit country for trafficked wildlife, with Kuala Lumpur's airports and the Port Klang container hub repeatedly identified by UNODC as wildlife-crime chokepoints.

Source Notes

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarise the source basis for this page.

WARN registration status

Legal identity and UK CIC registration at registration status.

WHO rabies guidance

Mass dog vaccination is the proven public-health route — supports CNVR funding case.

Sponsor an Orangutan from the United States: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I sponsor an orangutan from the US?
From $5/month at adopt an orangutan in USD — not US tax-deductible.
Do I pick the orangutan I sponsor?
No. Sponsorship supports the whole rehabilitation programme across Borneo.
Can I sponsor an orangutan as a gift?
Yes — checkout at adopt an orangutan and email [email protected] for a certificate.
How long does orangutan rehabilitation take?
Orphans need five to eight years of forest-school training before release assessment.
Can I visit my sponsored orangutan?
No. Ethical rehabilitation minimises human contact.
Can I cancel orangutan sponsorship?
Yes — email [email protected]; cancels within two working days.
Which countries does sponsorship support?
Indonesia and Malaysia — see orangutan appeal.
Are orangutan sponsorship donations US tax-deductible?
No. WARN is not a US 501(c)(3).
Are WARN donations US tax-deductible?
No. WARN is a UK Community Interest Company global not-for-profit — not a US 501(c)(3). US donations are not tax-deductible; you receive a payment receipt for your records. See registration status and us tax deductible international animal donation.
Can I donate in US dollars?
Yes — select USD at donate or monthly giving. Stripe checkout emails a payment receipt immediately.
Does WARN run its own sanctuaries?
No. WARN makes grants to established in-country partners. It does not operate WARN-branded facilities abroad.
How is WARN different from a local US animal shelter?
US shelters rehome animals in your community. WARN funds partner-led rescue, CNVR, anti-trafficking and rehabilitation abroad — complementary goals.

Help Fund Frontline Rescue

World Animal Rescue Network CIC (Company no. 17298990) raises funds for established local partners. Your support helps build the rescue capacity these animals need.

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