The Lamandau Nature Reserve is found in Borneo, Indonesia. This site has an area of 761 km2 (294 sq mi).[2] It is home to several Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). It is this reserve that rehabilitates and orphan orangutans are released into by the Orangutan Foundation. (McConkey, 2005)
Lamandau Nature Reserve | |
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Map of Kalimantan | |
Location | Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia |
Coordinates | 2°47′13″S 111°22′05″E / 2.787°S 111.368°E[1] |
Area | 761 km2 (294 sq mi) |
The number of endangered orangutans is currently around 500, but that number is gradually growing as the Lamandau Nature Reserve implements a program of rehabilitation and release of orangutans into the natural environment.[3]
McConkey, M. 2005. Bornean Orangutan, In Caldecotte, J. and Miles., eds, World Atlas of Great Apes and their conservation. Prepared at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. University of California Press, Berkeley, USA.