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Published focus
The Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) states its mission as “protect the orangutan and beyond”. Its profile page says the organisation was founded in 2007 by Hardi Baktiantoro and campaigns to protect orangutan habitat in Borneo and Sumatra. COP also describes running orangutan rescue and rehabilitation centres in East Kalimantan and North Sumatra, and assisting ex-situ facilities to improve orangutan welfare.
Understanding its work
Its programme page groups the work into habitat protection; rescue, rehabilitation and release; welfare support for orangutans in zoos; action on wildlife trade; and activist training through COP School. News posts on the site focus largely on the BORA (Borneo Orangutan Rescue Alliance) centre and the Sumatran Rescue Alliance. COP states that orangutans unable to be released because of illness or disability stay on sanctuary islands.
Before you contact
Use the contact details on the official website and briefly explain your purpose, such as a volunteering question, a collaboration or information about orangutans. Reports about protected wildlife should also go to the local BKSDA (conservation agency). Inclusion in this directory is not a partnership, a funding recommendation or an assurance that COP can take on a particular case; confirm its scope directly.
At a glance
From the organisation’s official website; the logo is shown for identification only.
- Founded
- 2007 source ↗
- Based in
- South Jakarta, Jakarta
- Works in
- East Kalimantan, North Sumatra
Legal registration, as stated by the organisation: “Centre for Orangutan Protection registered as Perkumpulan in the Ministry of Law and Human Right of Republic of Indonesia no: UHU-00150.60.10.2014. Tax payer number 02672196011000.” source ↗
Programmes, as published on its website
- COP Borneo (Orangutan Rehabilitation Center) ↗ — A rehabilitation centre in East Kalimantan, run with the provincial conservation agency, where the APE Defender team brings orangutans rescued from conflict sites to be cared for until they can be released.
- Rescue, Rehab and Release ↗ — Rescues orangutans taken from their habitat, rehabilitates them at its centres in Borneo and Sumatra and releases them; those that cannot be released live on sanctuary islands.
- Secure Habitat ↗ — Works with stakeholders to protect existing conservation areas and to develop its own conservation areas through ecosystem restoration schemes.
- Ex-Site Conservation ↗ — Helps zoos improve the welfare of the orangutans they keep, and campaigns to close zoos that cannot be improved.
- Combating Wildlife Trade ↗ — Acts against poaching, illegal trade and exploitation of wildlife that threaten orangutans and other animals.
- COP School ↗ — Training for a new generation of animal activists since 2011; the organisation reports more than 374 graduates, many of whom join its Orangufriends volunteer network.
Animals it works with
Related animal causes
Official links
Before giving, check the organisation’s permits and reports. How to check an appeal
Published contact: info@orangutanprotection.com · +62 21 29392061 · World Trade Centre 5, Level 3A, Jalan Jendral Sudirman Kav. 29-31, Setiabudi, Jakarta Selatan 12920 source ↗
What has been checked
- Identity and official website — Identity as published by the organisation; not independent verification. (checked 2026-09-25, source ↗)
- Service area and service focus — Programmes and areas summarised from the official website; capacity, hours and animal acceptance are unconfirmed. (checked 2026-09-25, source ↗)
Not yet checked by PanduanHewan: registration and legal form, contact ownership and confirmation, dated activity reporting, financial reporting, independent audit. Unchecked items are not a negative rating.
Details of every check
Profile compiled from official public sources; no direct confirmation or registration check.
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- 2026-09-25
- Next review target
- 2026-12-18
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Published programme descriptions reviewed for directory context; current service availability was not checked.
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- 2026-12-18
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Sources & references
- Centre for Orangutan Protection — Who We Are ↗
- Centre for Orangutan Protection — What We Do ↗
- Mongabay Indonesia — Kembali ke Habitat, Orangutan Kalimantan Hidup Bebas di Hutan Mesangat (2026) ↗
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PanduanHewan. Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP). Last substantive update: 25 September 2026. https://panduanhewan.org/en/organisations/centre-for-orangutan-protection/