Communities within and surrounding Samboja Lestari have managed to preserve some of the rainforest which is still used by wild animals and birds and also by BOS. BOS has designed and built a training forest for the orangutans it has rescued within the forest. It is here that the rescued orangutans are rehabilitated and taught a range of skills including climbimg, building nests, discovering edible and inedible foods and social interaction between one another to enable them to learn how to survive when they are released back into the wild.Orangutans look so cute, sweet and cuddly, especially as babies. They awaken motherly instincts in most people. It is a vital responsibility of BOS to ensure that only highly trained and experienced personnel are chosen to have direct contact with all rescued orangutans. The staff at BOS that have direct contact with the orangutans have complete health checks before being allowed to start their training with the animals. The DNA of the orangutan differs by only 3% to human beings and therefore the risk of transmitting diseases to the orangutans is very high. Diseases that do not harm humans can be life threatening to an orangutan.http://www.createrainforest.org/image/172691360360 Today's lesson is climbing...The orangutan is regarded the only strictly arboreal ('living in trees') great ape. Bit by bit, the young orangutans make themselves familiar with this new habitat. They have to learn how to keep their balance and to appraise the flexibility of branches and trunks. Climbing is not easy - but certainly a lot easier if you use all four hands!http://www.createrainforest.org/image/172680360360 It is hoped that through hard work and dedication BOS and the local communities can work together to restore the forest in Samboja Lestari to look like this photo (a pocket of the original rain forest).http://www.createrainforest.org/image/172671360360 Throughout the whole of the rehabilitation process the babysitter/trainer documents the progress of each orangutan that is in his/her care.This is a demanding task for the babysitter/trainer as through these observations BOS decides when each orangutan is ready to be reintroduced into the wild. It is important to remember that the rehabilitation process means that direct contact between the orangutans and humans needs to be steadily reduced to enable the orangutans to learn how to become completely independent and therefore ready to be released back into the wild.http://www.createrainforest.org/image/172659360360 The relationship between the orphaned orangutans and their babysitter/trainer is very strong and close.A young orangutan who has experienced the trauma of witnessing the murder of its mother (which is very common), needs security and love from someone in order to recover. Once the orangutans get a little older, socializing with other orangutan is very important and during the rehabilitation process, the orangutans learn to live within an orangutan community and begin to spend less time with humans.http://www.createrainforest.org/image/172650360360 The orangutans are currently living in the rehabilitation station in Wanariset which does not have any habitable forest close by. On a daily basis the orangutans are driven from Wanariset through Samboja Lestari, which takes about 20 minutes. The orangutans clearly enjoy their school days in the 'forest school' and after completing a day of study they are driven back home to their temporary home. At the moment, 110 orangutans have been moved to new facilities in Samboja Lestari already.http://www.createrainforest.org/image/172325360360http://www.createrainforest.org/image/2667349360360http://www.youtube.com/v/gasCSGBEuUU&rel=1