BATU KAPAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM – VOLUNTEER OUTLINE

Join us on a 1 to 8-week jungle adventure to help protect the endangered wild Sumatran Orang-utan and other animals occurring in this biodiversity hotspot in one of the oldest and most beautiful rainforests in the world!

We are a community-based conservation program, run by a group of dedicated local people who are passionate about nature and the environment and who want to protect the animals and rainforests where they live. If you are looking for a hands-on conservation project where you can monitor wildlife, including the local population of wild orangutans, replant the rainforest, help with recycling and up-cycling plastics projects and community-based environment educational projects to protect the jungle, and really make a difference to the communities you will be working with- please come and join us!

You will find our conservation project site at the Batu Kapal Conserva on Sanctuary in the heart of the jungle on the tranquil Landak River, overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Gunung Leuser National Park.

The conservation project is 20 minutes by motorbike or a 1-hour walk from the Bukit Lawang village, ensuring you will feel a world away from the hustle and bustle of village life, as soon as you arrive in this hidden Sumatran jungle paradise. We are surrounded by nature and geological formations, with frequent visits from the local population of wild orangutans and sightings of porcupines and civet cats!

We have resident wild populations of Thomas leaf monkeys, silver monkeys, macaques, water monitor lizards, geckos and slow loris, as well as many birds, butterflies, dragonflies, frogs, and insects!

● Immerse yourself in the jungle. Wake to the sounds of gibbons calling every morning!

● Be amazed by the abundance of wildlife in this rare and beautiful Biolink area adjoining the

Gunung Leuser National Park.

● Make memories and friendships that last a lifetime.

● Immerse yourself in the local culture. Meet the locals, they will make you feel like one of their

family!

● Explore the jungle, rivers, markets, and surrounding villages in your free time.

Project Aim

The project's aim is to protect and conserve the rare and critically endangered Sumatran orangutan and the native fauna and flora that occurs in this Wildlife Biolink buffer zone on private lands that adjoins the Gunung Leuser NP in North Sumatra.