The core of all BOS programs and projects is ensuring orangutan (and other wildlife) health and preservation of their habitat. Medically, BOS focuses on effective quarantine, careful disease screening and medical treatment to ensure orangutans are free of diseases, especially those that transfer easily between orangutans and humans (e.g., Hepatitis-B, TBC, etc.). We focus the same attention to sun bears and any animal in our care.

Orangutan socialization emphasizes orienting orangutans toward their own species and away from humans, so human contact beyond observation is strictly prohibited except for employees only. What may seem like small personal indulgences or accidents by visitors can have long-term consequences for others who work with orangutans, and most importantly, for the orangutans themselves. Toward that end, animal well being will always take priority over Lodge visitor requests.

As you are visiting a very large operational animal conservation and reforestation project which covers more than 4,000 acres (2,000 hectares), we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the following rules and procedures that will make your stay more pleasant and help us to take the best care of you and see to your safety while running our operation.

MOVING AROUND

The vast expanses of new forest in Samboja Lestari are teaming with new life, including more than 80 species of birds, but also some other animals like wild boar and snakes, that may pose some risk. It is also surprisingly easy to loose your way around our area. In order to avoid problems for yourself, our staff or the new forest, we kindly ask you to adhere to the following rules (details can be found in the Samboja Lodge handbook available in each room):

PUBLIC IMAGE OF ORANGUTANS AND OTHER WILDLIFE
BOS and its visitors' goals should be to promote the image of orangutans and other wildlife living in their natural environment and functioning in their own culture