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Orangutan welfare and conservation
How to Help Orangutans
You can help orangutans by supporting responsible rescue and habitat protection, sharing reliable information and making wildlife-conscious choices. For the current fires in Indonesian Borneo, read WARN’s Kalimantan Wildlife Fire Appeal. Recipients for that fund have not yet been selected; its purpose and terms explain how donations will be used.
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Donate, adopt or share: choose your next step
Kalimantan wildlife fire appeal
Read the fund purpose and recipient status before supporting response, recovery and prevention.
Symbolically adopt an orangutan
Understand adoption-themed giving and what your acknowledgement includes.
Orangutans and the 2026 Kalimantan fires
Read the dated reports, Sampurna’s story and the work responders describe.
Learn together: orangutans and forests
Free activities for ages 8–12: explore island habitats, check a wildlife story and try the quiz. Print the activities and answer guide; no account is needed.
Different giving routes have different purposes. Read the selected page before checking out; a symbolic adoption or wider orangutan gift is not automatically a donation to the Kalimantan fire fund.
Why do orangutans need help?
Orangutans need connected forest as well as individual care. BOS Foundation identifies habitat loss, fragmentation, fire, conflict and illegal capture among the pressures on their survival, and reports all three species as Critically Endangered. Read BOS Foundation’s explanation of the threats.
That makes several kinds of support relevant: protecting habitat, helping authorised responders, providing suitable veterinary care and supporting responsible long-term conservation. Rescue footage captures one part of this work. Prevention and the condition of the forest matter too.
For the current incident, our Kalimantan forest fires and orangutan briefing separates the date of Sampurna’s rescue from the later reports confirming his death. It explains the suspected role of smoke and identifies the organisations responsible for the response.
| Species | Scientific name | Wild range |
|---|---|---|
| Bornean | Pongo pygmaeus | Borneo: Indonesia and Malaysia |
| Sumatran | Pongo abelii | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Tapanuli | Pongo tapanuliensis | Batang Toru, Sumatra, Indonesia |
Explore the orangutan guide and Orangutan Foundation’s range information. A species’ range is not a map of WARN-funded projects.
How do orangutan donations work with WARN?
Wider orangutan support
Gifts selected for this appeal are intended to support eligible orangutan welfare and conservation in Borneo and Sumatra. WARN is building its grant-making work. We will publish recipient decisions, grant purposes and payments so you can follow how support is used.
The designated fire fund
The Kalimantan fund has its own purpose, charges, selection review and refund commitment. It accepts one-off gifts only. Read the complete fire-fund terms if you want to support that response.
WARN is a registered CIC, company 17298990, and does not offer Gift Aid. Its unrestricted programme-allocation target is not an achieved spending result or a guarantee for every gift. See the funding and reporting policy.
How grant recipients are assessedGive now to the orangutan appeal
Choose an affordable one-off or monthly gift for wider orangutan support. For fire response specifically, use the Kalimantan wildlife fire fund. Check the destination and frequency in your checkout summary.
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How to help orangutans without donating
Support forest-conscious choices
Look at how the products you buy are sourced. Sumatran Orangutan Society explains why deforestation-free production and accountable supply chains matter, and why replacing palm oil is not a simple solution.
Choose respectful wildlife experiences
Observe animals without handling, feeding or arranging close-contact photographs. Follow the local authority’s guidance. Report injured or illegally traded wildlife to the appropriate authority instead of trying to buy or transport it yourself.
Read SOS’s palm-oil guidance · Find practical animal-rescue information
Grant register
Approved commitments and completed payments are different stages. Public records identify recipients and purposes without exposing donor details, banking information or sensitive wildlife locations.
Records not yet published
A reconciled financial summary and individual grant records have not yet been published here. This is a reporting status, not a statement that income, expenditure or grants are zero. Contact WARN for information about your gift.
Ask about a donation or grantQuestions about helping orangutans
How can I donate to help orangutans?
Choose the purpose you want to support. The Kalimantan wildlife fire fund has specific terms for response, recovery and prevention in Indonesian Borneo. WARN’s wider orangutan appeal supports eligible orangutan welfare and conservation work in Borneo and Sumatra. Check recipient status, charges and reporting before giving.
How can I help orangutans affected by fires in Indonesia?
Read the dated Kalimantan fire briefing and appeal, then decide whether to donate or share. WARN staff are meeting organisations in Indonesia to understand needs and funding gaps. Kalimantan grant recipients have not yet been selected. The named responders’ public reports describe their own work.
Does WARN operate an orangutan rescue centre?
No. WARN is building support for animal welfare through education and grants to eligible organisations. It does not operate its own orangutan rescue centres. Check the grant register for published recipient and payment records.
Is adopting an orangutan the same as donating to the fire appeal?
No. Symbolic adoption is a donation with an adoption-themed acknowledgement; it does not give ownership or care of a live animal. A gift to the Kalimantan fire appeal follows that fund’s purpose and conditions. Choose the fire appeal explicitly if that is where you want your gift directed.
Can I make a monthly donation for orangutans?
The wider orangutan appeal accepts one-off and monthly gifts. The Kalimantan wildlife fire fund accepts one-off gifts only. Choose an affordable amount and check the frequency and destination before completing Stripe checkout. You can request help managing future monthly payments through WARN’s donation-management page.
Will my donation pay to rescue one particular orangutan?
WARN does not promise a named animal or a fixed rescue result in return for a donation amount. Eligible grants depend on assessed needs, agreed budgets and available funds. Read the grant register and funding policy to distinguish proposed work from published payments and results.
Where do wild orangutans live?
Wild orangutans live on Borneo and Sumatra. Bornean orangutans occur in Indonesian Kalimantan and Malaysian Sabah and Sarawak. Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans live on Sumatra, Indonesia. A Kalimantan fire appeal therefore has a different geographic scope from support for all orangutan species.
Can I help orangutans without donating?
Yes. Share the sourced briefing or appeal with its date and context, learn about forest protection and responsible product choices, and avoid attractions offering direct contact with orangutans. Do not buy a wild animal as an improvised rescue. If you encounter wildlife needing help, contact the relevant local wildlife authority.
Is WARN an orangutan charity?
WARN is World Animal Rescue Network CIC, company number 17298990. It is a community interest company, not a registered charity, and does not offer Gift Aid. Legal identity, fund terms and grant records are available through the transparency pages.
Sources and further reading
Reviewed on 8 September 2026. These organisations describe their own work and are not presented as confirmed WARN recipients. The linked fire briefing contains the separate incident reports and original media sources.