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
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 Tuanan Team and orangutan conservation community mourn the loss of our staff member and dear friend, Awan. Awan started as a research assistant working with Dr. Meredith Bastian in 2005 as part of the Sungai Lading Tuanan culture project. After the project ended, Awan joined the Tuanan research team in 2008 and has worked … More Awan, Rest in Peace Our Friend
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
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