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Orangutan in Indonesia
Where to spot the orangutan in Indonesia, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.
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Finding Orangutan in Indonesia
Looking for the orangutan in Indonesia? Start with Tanjung Puting National Park and Gunung Leuser National Park, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.
Several parks and reserves in Indonesia are worth planning around. Tanjung Puting National Park (Central Kalimantan, Borneo); Gunung Leuser National Park (North Sumatra). Use the notes under each spot to match the trip to your route.
Indonesia context: Seventeen thousand islands, two biogeographic realms, and more endemic species than almost anywhere on Earth.
In Indonesia, look especially around tropical rainforest and peat-swamp forest. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.
Where to spot one
Tanjung Puting National Park
Central Kalimantan, Borneo
Riverboat safaris through peat-swamp forest with near-guaranteed orangutan sightings at feeding stations along the Sekonyer River.
Gunung Leuser National Park
North Sumatra
One of the last places where orangutans, tigers, elephants, and rhinos still share the same rainforest.
Full species guide
Biology, interesting facts, identification, and conservation live on the Orangutan field guide. This page stays focused on finding one in Indonesia.
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Log the Orangutan in Indonesia
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