February 2019

Here he is, the noisy Jojo. Jojo always cried hysterically when he could not attend the forest school class. Last Saturday morning when the cage door opened, Jojo wanted to get out and go to the forest school. Pity, that day was not Jojo’s turn to join forest school.

Jojo cried hard, rolling in the cage. He was angry because he was not invited to forest school. Because the tears didn’t stop, Wety persuaded Jojo to be quiet. And when the animal keeper reopened the cage, Jojo stopped crying at once. Immediately he came out and grabbed the keeper’s body. Finally we brought Jojo to the forest school.

Arriving at the location of the forest school, Jojo soon climbed through the tree roots. Every now and then he looked at the keeper from above. He looked very happy to be able to play at the forest school area. “Unfortunately, the forest school schedule must still be implemented because of the limited number of animal keepers at Borneo COP,” said Wety Rupiana, coordinator of the only orangutan rehabilitation center established by Indonesian youths.

Let’s help Borneo COP to add to the animal keeper, by donating through https://www.kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan (EBO)

YUK, BANTU JOJO TIDAK MENANGIS LAGI
Ini dia, si berisik Jojo. Jojo selalu menangis histeris ketika tidak bisa ikut kelas sekolah hutan. Sabtu pagi kemarin ketika pintu kandang terbuka, Jojo ingin langsung keluar dan berangkat ke sekolah hutan. Kasian, hari itu bukan giliran Jojo masuk sekolah hutan.

Jojo menangis sejadi-jadinya, guling-guling di kandang. Dia marah karena tidak diajak ke sekolah hutan. Karena tangisnya tidak berhenti, Wety mengajak Jojo untuk diam. Dan ketika animal keeper membuka kembali kandang, Jojo langsung menghentikan tangisannya. Segera dia keluar dan meraih badan keeper. Akhirnya Jojo pun kami bawa ke sekolah hutan.

Sesampai di lokasi sekolah hutan, Jojo langsung naik melalui akar pohon. Sesekali melihat keeper dari atas. Dia terlihat sangat bahagia bisa bermain di lokasi sekolah hutan. “Sayang, jadwal sekolah hutan tetap harus diberlakukan karena terbatasan jumlah animal keeper di COP Borneo.”, ujar Wety Rupiana, kordinator satu-satunya pusat rehabilitasi orangutan yang didirikan putra-putri Indonesia.

Yuk bantu COP Borneo untuk menambah animal keepernya, dengan donasi melalui https://www.kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan

Are you missing Popi? Popi is an orangutan who joined the COP Borneo orangutan rehabilitation center since she was born. Can you imagine how small and weak she was at that time? And thanks to your support, COP Borneo employs a special baby sitter to take care of her. Thankfully, Popi was able to go through her days well. Even her weight is now 8 kg.

Little Popi is increasingly active in the forest school class. Popi is often seen playing alone at the root of trees. However, when Bonti and Happi were busy making a nest, Popi slowly approached them. When Popi was stunned to pay attention to Bonti and Happi who were busy making nests, then Wety was busy recording what Popi was doing. Wety, the baby sitter who is now the coordinator of the COP Borneo rehabilitation center just like a mother to Popi. A mother who is still worried when her foster children are out of reach, in the trees. What are you afraid of? “Fear of Popi might fall if she chose wrong root or branch to move,” said Wety Rupiana.

Well, after Bonti and Happi’s nest were done, Popi approached them closer. Popi takes a break in their nest. “Take a nap.” (EBO)

POPI NUMPANG TIDUR SIANG
Rindu dengan Popi? Popi adalah orangutan yang masuk pusat rehabilitasi orangutan COP Borneo saat tali pusarnya baru saja lepas. Bisa kamu bayangkan, betapa kecil dan lemahnya dia saat itu? Dan berkat dukungan kamu, COP Borneo mempekerjakan satu orang baby sitter khusus untuk merawatnya. Syukurlah, Popi bisa melalui hari-harinya dengan baik, bahkan berat badannya sekarang 8 kg.

Si kecil Popi semakin aktif di kelas sekolah hutan. Popi terlihat sering bermain sendiri di akar pohon. Tapi saat Bonti dan Happi sibuk membuat sarang, Popi pun perlahan mendekati mereka. Jika Popi terpaku memperhatikan Bonti dan Happi yang sibuk membuat sarang, maka Wety pun sibuk mencatat apa yang dilakukan Popi. Wety, baby sitter yang kini menjadi kordinator pusat rehabilitasi COP Borneo seperti ibu Popi yang masih kawatir saat anak asuhnya di luar jangkauan, di atas pohon. Takut apa ya? “Takut Popi jatuh karena salah memilih akar ataupun dahan untuk berpindah.”, ujar Wety Rupiana.

Nah, usai sarang yang dibuat Bonti dan Happi jadi. Popi pun semakin mendekati mereka. Popi ikut istirahat di sarang buatan mereka. “Numpang tidur siang.” (WET)

The durian season has arrived. Durian fruit is one of the trees that grows in the Kalimantan rainforest. Donation from https://kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan to buy durian which apparently is the fruit that orangutans are waiting for at the COP Borneo orangutan rehabilitation centre. This time, the team managed to document Ambon eating durian.

With his teeth, Ambon bit the durian fruit, opened its outside part then immediately devoured the durian meat hidden inside. This time, there are three durian meat in one chamber, slowly he suck them until completely clean. “Ambon really enjoys eating durian,” said Wety Rupiana, COP Borneo coordinator.

Ambon is an adult orangutan who spends his life behind bars. Being born and raised at the zoo makes him difficult to live independently in the forest. Last year, Ambon was released on the orangutan island. In less than a day, Ambon could climb his first tree. “This had made the team happy, and dreamed that Ambon would be released back into its habitat. But a month after that, Ambon looked depressed. Finally Ambon returned to the quarantine cage”, explained Reza Kurniawan, COP APE Guardian coordinator.

This year, COP Borneo is planning to release Ambon on the orangutan island again. The team will re-evaluate the results. Hopefully this time Ambon will be better and enjoy life more on the island of orangutans. (EBO)

AMBON MENIKMATI DURIAN PEMBERIANMU
Musim durian sudah tiba. Buah durian adalah salah satu pohon yang tumbuh di hutan hujan Kalimantan. Donasi dari https://kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan untuk membeli durian yang ternyata buah yang di tunggu-tunggu orangutan di pusat rehabilitasi orangutan COP Borneo. Kali ini, tim berhasil mendokumentasikan Ambon makan durian.

Dengan giginya, Ambon menggigit buah durian, lalu membuka ruang durian dan langsung melahap durian yang tersembunyi di dalamnya. Kali ini, satu ruang ada tiga butir, perlahan dia mengulumnya hingga benar-benar bersih. “Ambon benar-benar menikmati makan durian.”, ujar Wety Rupiana, kordinator COP Borneo.

Ambon adalah orangutan dewasa yang menghabiskan hidupnya di balik jeruji besi. Lahir dan besar di kebun binatang membuatnya kesulitan untuk hidup secara mandiri di hutan. Tahun lalu, Ambon sempat dilepaskan di pulau orangutan. Tak sampai menunggu hitungan hari, Ambon bisa memanjat pohon pertamanya. “Ini sempat membuat tim bahagia, dan bermimpi, Ambon akan dilepasliarkan kembali ke habitatnya. Namun sebulan setelah itu, Ambon terlihat depresi. Akhirnya Ambon kembali lagi ke kandang karantina.”, jelas Reza Kurniawan, kordinator APE Guardian COP.

Tahun ini, COP Borneo berencana melepaskan Ambon di pulau orangutan lagi. Tim akan kembali mengevaluasi hasilnya. Semoga Ambon tahun ini lebih baik lagi dan lebih menikmati hidupnya di pulau orangutan.

“Once again, Untung managed to make us upset!”, shouted Daniel, who was in charge of overseeing the orangutan’s pre-release island in East Kalimantan. After four days of not showing up at the feeding station, Untung acted up again. From morning until noon, Untung was nowhere to be seen by the monitoring team. The team even patrolled and circled the island repeatedly to find him.

Before being sent to the COP Borneo orangutan rehabilitation center, Untung was kept at the Mulawarman University Botanical Garden, Samarinda. A small and empty cage like a bird cage was where he used to live. At that time Little Untung always hugged himself to keep warm. He always hid her imperfect finger. “2011 was the first time we introduced Untung to climb a tree. Now, Untung looks forward to returning to his real home.”, said Daniek Hendarto, action manager of Center for Orangutan Protection.

It was already 16.30 and we had not found him, even though it was time for dinner. Feeling upset and anxious, the team finally decided to enter the island in search of Untung. Apparently, Untung was found enjoying his time playing alone on the island. All our fear losing immediately disappeared and turned into an instant resentment seeing Untung with mud all over his face and body. It appears that when he went missing Untung played on the muddy land inside the island and he looked very happy to be able to roll his body on the muddy ground.

Untung… you always do things that make us afraid of losing you! Let’s make dreams come true for another Untungs to live outside their cages through https://kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan. (EBO)

UNTUNG MENGHILANG DI DALAM PULAU PRA RILIS ORANGUTAN
“Sekali lagi, Untung berhasil membuat kami kesal!”, teriak Daniel yang bertugas mengawasi pulau pra rilis orangutan di Kalimantan Timur ini. Setelah empat hari tidak muncul di tempat pemberian makan, Untung membuat ulah lagi. Dari pagi hingga siang hari, Untung tak terlihat sama sekali dari pantauan tim pos monitoring pulau. Bahkan tim patroli mengelilingi pulau berulang kali, untuk mencari keberadaan Untung.

Sebelum berada di pusat rehabilitasi orangutan COP Borneo, Untung adalah orangutan yang berada di Kebun Raya Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda. Kandang kecil kosong seperti kandang burung menjadi tempat tinggalnya. Saat itu Untung kecil selalu memeluk dirinya sendiri. Jari tak sempurnanya selalu disembunyikannya. “Tahun 2011 adalah tahun pertama kali kami memperkenalkan Untung untuk memanjat sebuah pohon. Kini, Untung menantikan hari kembalinya ke rumah sesungguhnya.”, ujar Daniek Hendarto, manajer Aksi Centre for Orangutan Protection.

Waktu sudah menunjukkan pukul 16.30 WITA dan kami belum menemukan Untung, padahal sudah waktunya untuk makan sore. Rasa kesal dan takut bercampur. Akhirnya tim memutuskan masuk ke dalam pulau untuk mencari Untung. Ternyata, ketika kami melakukan pencarian, Untung terlihat sedang asik bermain sendiri di dalam pulau. Ketakutan kami langsung hilang berubah menjadi kekesalan seketika saat melihat wajah dan badan Untung yang sangat kotor. Rupanya, Untung bermain tanah yang berlumpur di dalam pulau dan dia terlihat sangat senang sekali bisa mengguling-gulingkan badannya di tanah berlumpur tersebut.

Untung… ada-ada saja ulahmu yang membuat kami takut kehilanganmu! Mari wujudkan mimpi Untung-untung yang lain untuk hidup di luar kandang melalui https://kitabisa.com/orangindo4orangutan. (Anen)

What do we do in orangutans rehabilitation center? Is it true that orangutans will get their second chance here? How to actualize it? COP Borneo is the only orangutan rehab center established by Indonesian people. We welcome Indonesian youth and volunteers to join us, to make orangutan become a national pride.

The growth of orangutan, which for four years lived in wooden boxes in East Kutai, East Kalimantan, showed progress. We named him Berani. He just joined our the forest school in the Kalimantan rainforest for a month. For the first time, Berani was only sat down near from the keeper’s hammock, but now he began to climb trees as a place to play.

Currently, Berani dares to try to move from one tree to another through the root rope. Before moving, Berani usually observes and tries the root rope first. But this time, he miscalculated. The chosen rope is too small so it breaks when he is moving. Berani fell from 5 meters height. He remained silent and stay in the ground. He didn’t dare to brachiate through rope again until the forest school on that day ended. He made his left temple swollen. (IND)

SALAH PERHITUNGAN, BERANI PUN TERJATUH
Apa yang dilakukan pusat rehabilitasi orangutan? Benarkah, orangutan akan mendapatkan kesempatan keduanya di sini? Bagaimana caranya? COP Borneo adalah pusat rehabilitasi orangutan yang didirikan oleh putra-putri Indonesia. Membuka kesempatan yang luas untuk anak muda setempat dan para relawan dalam negeri agar orangutan menjadi kebanggaan bersama, Indonesia.

Perkembangan orangutan yang selama empat tahun hidup di dalam kotak kayu di Kutai Timur, Kalimantan Timur menunjukkan kemajuan. Berani namanya, sebulan hadir di kelas sekolah hutan, kelas yang berada di hutan hujan Kalimantan. Berani yang semula hanya duduk di bawah tak jauh dari hammock animal keeper, mulai menyukai pohon sebagai tempatnya bermain.

Berani mulai berani mencoba berpindah dari satu pohon ke pohon yang lain melalui tali akar. Sebelum berpindah, biasanya Berani memperhatikan dan mencoba-coba tali akar yang akan digunakannya. Namun kali ini, dia salah perhitungan. Tali akar pilihannya terlalu kecil sehingga putus saat dia bergelantungan. Berani pun terjatuh dari ketinggian 5 meter. Berani terdiam… diam hingga sekolah hutan hari itu berakhir. Berani tak mencoba tali akar lagi. Terlihat pelipis kirinya bengkak… (Lina_CB)