Borneo Samboja Ecolodge :: Package

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	Your people and work are wonderful. We are blessed to be able to visit and to help however we can. Thank you for who you are and what you do! Amory and Judy Hill Lovins / Snowmass/Aspen, Colorado, USA My heart is full, thak you for your smiles, your kindness, for the beauty the orangutans – I will keep you touched inside my heart when I am home in California – may you all be well & happy. Camille / Thank you for all your help, ypur kindness, your smiles and for all the laughter. We had 14 fantastic days here. This is the best nature/animal project in the whoke world. Thank you for helping the animals, the nature and the local people. We will be back….. Hugs and Kisses Ditte and Michael / ditte[at]orangutang.dk For all the people at the Samboja Lodge We had a great time here. It is just wonderful and very interesting. So we hope one time we will come back and meet you all again. Hansjorg and Andrea / Switzerland Thank you for having us at your beautiful Lodge. Terima kasih banyak. Luke + Marsha + Kevin + Georgia / Australia Thank you for an enjoying and enriching stay. The staff of Samboja Lestari did a wonderful job taking care of us. Keep up your good work and care of these beautiful animals and renewal of their (our) environment. We hope to return again some day. Terima kasih banyak. James Schultz / Thank you for the nice time and for your extraordinary service! Ivo - Germany / Selalu tetap survive, kalau bisa ada ruang pertemuan. Ihya Ulumuddin (Ekologi ITB) / Sangat menarik. Bisa membuat hutan rusak menjadi hidup alami dan lingkungannya terpelihara dengan baik. Outstanding Ova, Bandung / Semoga sukses dan jaya selalu. Tempatnya ok habiiiisssss. Jumisah (Tribun Kaltim) /

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Orangutan Island
Some orangutans live on six man-made islands (a nice walk from the Lodge). The Island orangutans have chronic Hepatitis B and are not release candidates. They most likely contracted the virus from their previous ‘owners’. Therefore, they can only be viewed from the land. However, the Islands erode quickly and are constantly in need of repair. Guests will be able to work with us to shore up the Island edges with stones to prevent further erosion. Every day workers bring over many kinds of fruits, vegetables and leafy branches. Though there is No Contact for Visitors permitted with any of our orangutans, we could use your help in making new behavioral enrichment devices for them, preparing their food and even in taking observational data!

Activities at the Orangutan Islands will begin at 8am and continue until 4pm with a return to the Lodge for lunch. The islands are easily reached on foot from the Lodge. Visitors will help the technicians with the following:

Cut and prepare orangutan foods
Take behavioral observations (clipboard and data sheet will be provided)
Clean surrounding island area (rakes provided)

Island Building
The Orangutan Islands periodically need shoring up due to natural erosion. Visitors can really get into the spirit of hard work in muddy conditions helping us with this important task. Large stones need to be placed and anchored along the island shore. Resident orangutans are moved during this process as the river is temporarily drained.

Forest School Sleeping Cages
The sleeping cages for the orangutans in our Forest School program are built of wood and wire. We are trying to come up with a modular design for easy construction and our building team could use some help!