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Two more releases into Tabin Reserve
Rosalinda and Ganang have been released into the Tabin Reserve and are being closely monitored as part of our PRMP.
![The new rescue vehicle for orangutans at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre.]()
New Rescue Vehicle for Sepilok
Thanks to the help and generosity of our supporters and The Turney Charitable (Animal Welfare) Trust we have been able to buy a brand new rescue vehicle.
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Fire-Fighting Urgent Appeal
Firefighting teams in Borneo are on high alert, as drought grips the region and fires destroy orangutan forest habitat. Funds are urgently needed to combat the flames.
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Orangutan Appeal UK and OuTrop join forces
As an OuTrop conservation partner, Orangutan Appeal UK have supported the Community Patrol Team's fire-fighting efforts for the last few years.
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OAUK latest grant to OuTrop
Binoculars, GPS and Rite in the Rain book.
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PRMP Community Outreach
Working on community outreach in Lahad Datu.
![Nonong the orangutan at Sepilok.]()
New Home for Nonong
Nonong the orangutan was on the track to rehabilitation but after contracting cerebral malaria which left her permanently paralysed in her left arm, she became a permanent resident at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre.
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OuTrop March 2014 Project Update
OuTrop, which is supported by Orangutan Appeal UK has published two new papers about how diseases spread in great ape populations and how habitat disturbance influences orangutan behaviour.
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Fundraising for Post Release Monitoring in Tabin
In 2009, in partnership with Orangutan Appeal UK, the Sabah Wildlife Department recognised the need to better document post release outcomes of released rehabilitated orangutans.
![Andy, sponsored student by Orangutan Appeal UK standing by orangutan with a gate between him and the animal as he smiles for the camrea.]()
Andy’s chance of a lifetime
Sponsoring Andy's education to become the first Malaysian “Primatologist” in Sabah.
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The Prince's Rainforests Project recognise Appeal's research
The Appeal’s Orangutan Post-Release Monitoring Project in Borneo, is one of many projects around the world that are being recognised by the Prince’s Rainforest Project for rainforest conservation, sustainable income generation and biodiversity benefits.
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Orangutan Appeal UK funds world first
Orangutan Appeal UK has made history by funding the world’s first cataract operation on a mature male orangutan.
