UNUSUAL THREATS TO OUR PROJECTS. Since Covid we have experienced threats of loss of income, loss of jobs, and now….. A two- and -half metre long python managed to get itself into the rafters of Ibu Naniks goat pen, lying in wait for the precious kids, her bank account, as it were. The neighbors heard her shouts and called a National Park Forest Ranger who removed it from temptation and returned it to a distant […]
OUR FOUNDATION NEWS Fattening or Cattle Breeding at Kelimutu Ecolodge The Weddings must be over! In Flores, the Bride Price, or “Belis”, is usually one or more male “Sapi Bali” (Bali Cattle). The Kelimutu Crater Lakes Ecolodge Agricultural section has only just now been able to find suitable cattle for the Conservation program 2.1, for fattening or breeding. Sapi Bali are actually Bos Sundiacus, cattle originating in the Sunda geographical region, and perfectly […]
OUR CURRENT LODGES UPDATE – JANUARY 2021 We take this opportunity to go back to basics. The Four Lodges, in Kalimantan, Sumatra and Flores and the Bali office, are vital to the existence of ECOLODGES INDONESIA and the CONSERVATION Programs. They have to be kept spotless and free from mould and termites, our biggest enemies. Under the guidance of Ibu Emi, each manager sends Whats App photos of the areas Ibu Emi wants to check […]
CHRISTMAS SOCIAL MEDIA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION NEWS We wish you all a Happy Festive Season and Blessed Christmas. With celebrations in mind we decided to show you some of the delicious food made at Kelimutu Crater Lakes Ecolodge, Mbeliling Mountain Ecolodge, Satwa Sumatra Ecolodge, and Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge from local produce, grown with the help of loans or grants from the Indonesia Conservation Foundation. At the moment, due to Covid19, there are only local guests at […]
ABOUT OUR TOUR PRIMATES One group of animals where Ecolodges Indonesia excels is the primates. This is especially the case at our Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge, situated on the edge of the Tanjung Puting National Park in Kalimantan Borneo, where up to eight species can be seen on a visit. However, important species also can be found in the Way Kambas national park, when based at the Satwa Sumatra Ecolodge. Dry area sub species of the […]
>> Would you expect to find FISH in a forest? You can now! In the forests of Kalimantan (Borneo) at Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge, manager Pak Nopri has just bought 100 fingerling Nile Perch (delicious eating), to raise in a plastic tarpaulin tank to provide food, and an income for the staff and restaurant .They are starting small with a budget of Rp 500.000 (AUD50), including fish, and 3 to 4 months dry feed. It is […]
