I arrived at the Tuanan Orangutan Research Center in the Kapuas region of Central Kalimantan in October 2022. My work was to assist the dissertation research of PhD student, Will Aguado, and the long-term research of the station. I had also been told I was able to create a project of my own. Upon arrival … More Life in Tuanan by Hannah Ogden
This year we had a wonderful year of research and new orangutan births at Tuanan! We have been a bit slow with updating our website with research updates from the team but please check out our Twitter feed for more on the last year in research. We had 6 Fulbright Fellows collecting data at Tuanan … More Bringing in Hope for 2024! New Births in the Mindy Family!
The team at Tuanan and CORE Borneo celebrates orangutans today and wanted to share some pictures and news from our recent surveys in the forest. While we are not currently collecting data on orangutans due to COVID, our amazing orangutan research team has continued to conduct surveys in the forest. We are following very strict … More August 19th is International #OrangutanDay
During this global COVID outbreak, our Tuanan team remains safe and the spread of the virus has not reached our local villages. To protect the orangutans in the Tuanan research area, we have stopped conducting full-day follows of the orangutans, as recent studies have shown that great apes, including orangutans, are vulnerable to the disease … More Tuanan, Research, and COVID
Check out this great video recently made by the talented Nicolette (Nicole) Wackerly. Nicole completed a MA and MS at Iowa State University where she worked with Dr. Jill Pruetz on the Fongoli Chimpanzee Project. She is now following her passion and is a MFA Student in Film and Media Arts at American University. Here … More Sparking Salvation – a short documentary featuring CORE director Dr. Erin Vogel
Meet Milo! Milo is one of our staff’s favorite orangutans at the Tuanan Orangutan Research Station! Named after a popular Indonesian chocolate powder drink, Milo is a fully habituated wild orangutan, which makes her easy to follow and allows us to record her dietary intake, movement, and social interactions with great accuracy. She was first … More Life on the other side of binoculars: Introducing Milo, a wild Bornean orangutan who grew up being observed by researchers
Prima Lady, or just “Lady” as she prefers, is currently monitoring landscape-level environmental availability of orangutan foods and their nutritional contents at the Tuanan Orangutan Research Station. Orangutans are “preferred frugivores,” meaning fruits comprise the majority of their diet when available. When fruits are not available, Bornean orangutans fallback on other food items like woody … More Student Researcher Spotlight: Meet Prima Lady!
Funding Goal: $55,166 — Amount Raised: $39,215 (updated 10/06/2019) Click “here” for the full budget and to see how your donations will help Thank you for your support for our fire efforts at the Tuanan Orangutan Research Station in Central Kalimantan Indonesia on the island of Borneo. We have conducted long-term research (see here https://coreborneo.com/research/) … More Peatland fires in Tuanan are still burning – We Need Your Support!!! **UPDATE** October 6, 2019
Funding Goal: $55,166 — Amount Raised: $34,215 (updated 9/26/2019) Click “here” for the full budget and to see how your donations will help Thank you for your support for our fire efforts at the Tuanan Orangutan Research Station in Central Kalimantan Indonesia on the island of Borneo. We have conducted long-term research (see here https://coreborneo.com/research/) … More TUANAN IS BURNING – We Need Your Support!!! **UPDATE** Sept 26, 2019
Funding Goal: $55,166 — Amount Raised: $34,215 (updated 9/26/2019) Click “here” for the full budget and to see how your donations will help Thank you for your support for our fire efforts at the Tuanan Orangutan Research Station in Central Kalimantan Indonesia on the island of Borneo. We have conducted long-term research (see here https://coreborneo.com/research/) … More TUANAN IS BURNING AGAIN – A PLEA FOR SUPPORT _ – **UPDATE**
Funding Goal: $28,895 — Amount Raised: $27,615 (updated 9/9/2019) Click “here” for the full budget and to see how your donations will help UPDATE: Sept. 9, 2019: We are almost at our goal thanks to all of our amazing friends, family, and supporters! All of us at CORE Borneo and the Tuanan Orangutan Research Team … More TUANAN IS BURNING AGAIN – A PLEA FOR SUPPORT
At the end of May 2019, our incredible Tuanan field team found Tina, who we have been following with her offspring (Taxi and then Tuk-Tuk) for almost 10 years. My doctoral student, Rebecca Brittain, contacted me to tell me they found Tina with a snare around her ankle. She was feeding and traveling and the … More Snares, Teamwork, and Rescuing Tina
We are so excited to announce the birth of a new member of the Tuanan Orangutan population! Juni gave birth to her infant this month – we are still waiting for the name and will spread the news soon! Orangutan mothers only give birth every 8-9 years, and thus they have the slowest life-history of … More A New Birth at Tuanan!
CORE Borneo founder named AAAS Sussman Award recipient! … More Dr. Erin Vogel Named 2019 Robert W. Sussman Award
With the holidays upon us, orangutans and their habitat depend upon our palm oil awareness! … More Have a Palm Oil-Conscious Holiday
The Tuanan Orangutan Research Project and CORE Borneo are investigating the effects of fire on orangutan health through two research projects. One focuses on stress responses, while the other examines nutrition during fire events. These initiatives highlight the critical need to reduce forest fires, which pose significant hazards to biodiversity and contribute to climate change. … More Fighting Fire with Data
It’s Orangutan Caring Week! Hi Friends! CORE Borneo and our field team are kicking off “Orangutan Caring Week” with our forest school activities and the Tuanan orangutans. You can help us continue our conservation activities and long-term research on orangutan nutrition and health by donating here: https://coreborneo.com/donate/. Our Director, Dr. Erin Vogel, is off to … More It’s Orangutan Caring Week!
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