Events Since The End of The Series
Lone Drøscher Nielsen was forced to leave Nyaru Menteng for a time due to health reasons but returned in late 2012. "Two years ago my doctor told me to move back to Europe. My health could not keep up with life in the rainforest anymore, and I got an infection which turned out to be life threatening. In the spring I finally received green light to return home to my wonderful red friends at Nyaru Menteng. Though at first only for a trial period to see if my health could keep up. Luckily my health kept up fine with my Borneo visit and my three weeks in the forest passed without problems."
Releasing rehabilitated orangutans to their natural habitat is the ultimate goal of orangutan sanctuaries. A notable first for the "cast" of Orangutan Island occurred on February 15, 2013. Mogok became the first of the orangutans depicted in the series to be released to the wild as part of a group of five semi-wild and 15 rehabilitated orangutans who were transported from the Central Kalimantan Orangutan Reintroduction Program at Nyaru Menteng to pre-selected release points in Bukit Batikap Conservation Forest over a period of three days. One day later, February 16, Alibaba became the second orangutan from the series to be released.
Some other Orangutan Island "stars" have died since the series concluded. According to the Facebook page of Lone Drøscher Nielsen, these orangutans have passed away:
- Cha Cha - died of blood poisoning in 2010.
- Chen Chen - possibly injured in a fight with another orangutan and found dead in the water in 2010.
- Jordan - died of unspecified causes in 2011.
- Nadi - died of an unspecified illness in 2010.
- Saturnus - died of blood poisoning in 2010.
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