Orangutan Land Trust jobs and careers

About Orangutan Land Trust

Providing sustainable solutions for the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild by ensuring safe areas of forest for their continued existence. Donate to our Unite for Orangutans Rescue and Relocation Program https://donate.orangutanlandtrust.com/orangutan-rescues/ Activities: * Protecting existing orangutan habitat, especially that which contains significant populations of orangutans * Finding, surveying and securing permanent release sites for both wild and rehabilitated orangutan * Finding, surveying and securing river islands for the penultimate step in the rehabilitation process of orangutans, and as permanent sanctuary for rescued and rehabilitated orangutans not suitable for total release into the wild * Finding, surveying and securing new forest sites for the use of orangutans undergoing the rehabilitation process. * Taking measures to protect these sites indefinitely * Forest rangers/anti-logging operations/fire-fighting efforts in orangutan habitat * Creating wildlife corridors * Reforestation and regeneration activities * Supporting alternative livelihoods and sustainable harvesting of forests (timber and non-timber forest products) in exchange for their protection in cooperation with local communities * Working with industries that pose a risk to orangutan habitat, such as the palm oil industry, to minimise impact in these areas * Education, outreach and empowerment in communities living in orangutan habitat areas to protect these areas * Lobbying local and national authorities to protect orangutan habitat