Hi,

It’s time to get Kesi a sister or brother.

My birthday is coming up and I’m going to put an orangutan on my wish list.

But, I just don’t know which one to adopt.

I’ve been researching the different sites that have orangutans up for adoption.  (Check out my Adoption page.)  And, all it has done is make it even harder to decide.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

April & Kesi

Hi,

I decided to check and see who else has adopted Kesi.  I’ve also included links to articles that include Kesi.

Guess what?  Kesi is now royalty according to these articles:

Her Royal Highness Crown princess Victoria to become adoptive parent?

http://sofiasroyalsweden.blogspot.com/2007/10/crown-princess-victoria-adopts.html 

Linda Frost adopted Kesi: http://redapes.org/guestbook/#comment-1405

This blogger adopted Kesi: http://julienne.wordpress.com/kesi/  Her blog is very interesting.

Pentad adopted Kesi:  http://www.pentad.no/kesi.htm

Rachel adopted Kesi:  http://eeyore5.livejournal.com/24120.html

World Society for the Protection of Animals WSPA wrote:  http://www.wspa.org.au/publicfiles/WSPANewsAus_lowres.pdf

I’ll look for more and add them as I find them.

Kind Regards,

April & Kesi (Her Highness)

Hi,

I believe Kesi is at the end of this video:

I just found this site where they put up a lot of photos of Kesi.  There are quite a few of her and other orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Center.  They are beautiful photographs.  Please check them out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/animalrescueblog/sets/72157594375684199/detail/

Here are more pictures.  Can you find Kesi among them? http://www.onasia.com/content/story.aspx?storyID=469&page=1

Kind Regards,

April & Kesi

Hi,

I was so excited to hear from someone today that has also adopted Kesi. 

Her husband gave her the adoption certificate for Kesi for her birthday.

What a wonderful birthday gift!  Three beautiful pictures of your adopted orangutan, an adoption certificate and the knowledge that you are helping to save orangutans from dying.

It isn’t too late to purchase this same gift as a Christmas present for everyone left on your list.  In fact, you have up until the very last minute to do so since you do it on line at

Pay for the adoption and then print out those beautiful pictures and adoption certificate all within a few minutes.

Wouldn’t it make a great Christmas gift for that special teacher?

Kind Regards,

April & Kesi

I’ve been keeping up on the show Orangutan Island.  I didn’t think I would get into each character as much as I did with Meerkat Manor.  But, then Cha Cha disappeared and even Lone couldn’t find her for most of the episode last week.  I knew I was involved as I let out a sign of relief when Cha Cha finally showed up.  And, was delighted when she didn’t cling to Lone as she did the day Lone had to leave her on the island.  I guess I’m hooked.

The “actors” in this reality show are The Bandit Boys (Rocky, Mercury, Saturnus, Togar, Milo and Donald), Bonita (The Fragile One), Cha Cha (The Social Butterfly), Chen Chen (The Pirate), Daisy (The Scrapper), Donald (The Apprentice), Hamlet (The Intruder), Jasmine (The Femme Fatale), Jordan (The Socially Challenged), Nadi (The Alarm Bell) and Saturnus (The Clown) — also part of The Bandit Boys.

The previews for next week are hilarious and there may be love in the air.

Check out the preview for next week and past weeks videos here:  http://animal.discovery.com/beyond/?playerId=203719213&categoryId=210013718

After watching these entertaining creatures you’ll have a hard time not making that decision to adopt one or more and help save their habitat and their lives.

So, I can’t finish without giving you the link to where you can adopt Kesi or one of the other irresistible orangutans at the center.  Click on Kesi below and adopt an orangutan TODAY!

 Kind Regards,

April & Kesi

Beda – January’s orangutan of the month at Borneo Orangutan Survival UK:

This is Beda.  She is newly up for adoption.  Click on her picture to adopt her.  Read her story about how she came to live at the Nyaru Menteng center.

There are so many orangutans out there that need your help.  The truth is no matter which orangutan you adopt the money goes to help all orangutans.

But, when you give in a certain orangutan’s name you get pictures of that orangutan and a certificate of adoption.  (I plan on framing all of my pictures of Kesi and hanging them in my soon to be remodeled bedroom.  They will help me to remember her and her relatives that will always need our help.)  The best thing would be to give some money in each of their names and then you get pictures of each of them.  But, few of us can do that so let’s check them all out here to get a better idea of which ones you want to adopt.

Here are some websites that have the adoption option.

First, there is  Orangutan Outreach.

At Orangutan Outreach   I found five orangutans you can adopt.

There is Lomon.   Lomon spent years chained up in a wooden box and when he was rescued, he weighed only 1/3 of what he should have. Due in no small part to the love and attention lavished upon him by his caretakers at Nyaru Menteng, Lomon  has now gained not only the weight he needed, but also his self-confidence.  Check him out at http://redapes.org/adopt-an-orangutan/.

Fio   had a tragic start to life.  The attempt to rescue her and her mother was only a partial success.  Fio’s mother did not survive but fortunately, Fio was given another chance.  She gets a ton of love and support from her babysitters at Nyaru Menteng and she is gaining the confidence she needs to become an independent orangutan.  http://redapes.org/adopt-an-orangutan/

Grendon   star of the BBC’s Orangutan Diary, steals everyones heart.  Looking remarkable like Homer Simpson in miniature, Grendon is a simply delightful little orangutan who loves to joke around with his friends.  He’s popular with staff and orangutans alike at Nyaru Menteng. http://redapes.org/adopt-an-orangutan/

And, of course, there is Kesi  of which I cannot write about without showing favoritism.  Kesi had her hand chopped off when plantation workers killed her mother with a machete.  Now she is the top pupal in Orangutan Forest School at Nyaru Menteng.  Champion tree-climbing and nest-builder, Kesi is an excellent role model for newly arrived orphans. http://redapes.org/adopt-an-orangutan/

Orangutan Conservancy: http://www.orangutan.com/help_adopt.html

At Orangutan Conservancy I found three interesting orangutans up for adoption.

Asapa  is an orphaned orangutan trying to make its way back into the forest with the help of Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Center. http://www.orangutan.com/help_adopt.html

Mawas   is an orphaned orangutan trying to make its way back into the forest with the help of Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Center.  http://www.orangutan.com/help_adopt.html

Roman     is a wild adult male living in Gunung Palung National Park, whose fragile forest ecosystem is threatened by illegal logging.  http://www.orangutan.com/help_adopt.html 

Kind Regards,

April & Kesi

Hi,

I, like many people this time of year, have been very busy.  Which means I’ve had no time to write on this blog.

But I decided it would be appropriate to write this time of year and discuss unique Christmas presents for your loved ones.

Why not adopt an orangutan for one or more people on your Christmas gift list?

The orangutans in the wild are still having their homes stripped away from them, being treated cruelly and need rescuing even at Christmas time.

A great present for your loved one makes a great present for the orangutans.  When you adopt at Orangutan Outreach you will be able to print out pictures of the orangutan you adopt and a certificate of adoption to frame and include in the gift and give the recipient something to keep as a reminder of this special gift from you.  They can also check the progress of their newly adopted orangutan by visiting the Orangutan Outreach website regularly.  I imagine the other websites that allow you to adopt an orangutan probably do that same thing.

My adoption of Kesi costs me only $10 a month and is taken automatically out of my checking account.  I receive an email every time a payment is taken out of my account.

Kesi would love someone out there to donate in her name and adopt her.

      Happy Holidays from Kesi!

Get that special, unique gift at:  http://redapes.org/adopt-an-orangutan/

Merry Christmas!

Kind Regards,

April & Kesi

These amazing gentle animals will disappear without your support.

People need to be educated.  www.orangutanrepublik.org

I recently watched “Orangutan Island” on Animal Planet and began thinking about my fascination with orangutans that has went on for years.

I realized that there was something I could do here in the United States for those wonderful creatures in Borneo.  And, instead of letting that idea go in one side of my head and out the other, I grabbed the idea and held it.  Slowly, it dawned on me that I could tell the world about my love for these animals, show the world why I love them and ask the world to love them with me.

I went to Orangutan Outreach at http://redapes.org/index.php and found I could adopt an orangutan for $10 a month.  (Let’s see $10 is less than one pizza.)  That is how we measure monetary items at our house.  Items less than one pizza are no brainers – if you want them – get them.  Thus, I adopted Kesi.  She is one pizza a month.

I chose Kesi because she had her left hand chopped off by the horrible people that killed her mother and stole her away.  She held on to her mother so tight they had to cut her off from her mother.  That is what I call a maternal bond.  This maternal bond is not unusual for orangutans.  In fact, it would be very unusual if it wasn’t there.

  Kesi doesn’t let the fact that she has one hand and a mangled foot keep her from hanging around like the others.

Kesi is a Swahili name which means ‘child born in difficult times.’  This is actually an African name and although there are no orangutans in Africa, because of Kesi’s beginning in life, the name suits her well.

Thus begins the adventures of Kesi, my beautiful baby.

I promise to write almost every day and keep you informed about these wonderful creatures that are losing their habitat and their lives daily in Borneo.

Kind Regards,

April