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Yayasan Owa Jawa (Javan Gibbon Foundation)

Rescue, rehabilitation and release of Javan gibbons through the Javan Gibbon Center in West Java.

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Published focus

Yayasan Owa Jawa states that it was founded in 2003 as a non-profit conservation organisation working on the rescue, recovery and release of the Javan gibbon (Hylobates moloch), a primate endemic to Java. Its vision is the conservation of the Javan gibbon and its habitat in step with sustainable development. Its mission covers rehabilitating confiscated or surrendered gibbons, raising public awareness and building cooperation between stakeholders.

Understanding its work

The website describes the Javan Gibbon Center rehabilitation facility, the release of gibbon pairs at Gunung Puntang in the Mount Malabar Protection Forest, and monitoring and patrols after release. Its programmes also include mobile conservation education for schools and villages in West Java and Banten, community work around national parks, and a gibbon adoption scheme.

Before you contact

Use the contact page on the official website for questions about programmes, adoption or collaboration. The Javan gibbon is a protected species; handovers or sightings should go through the local BKSDA, as the foundation states that gibbons in rehabilitation come from official confiscations or public surrenders. Inclusion here is not a partnership or an assurance of capacity; confirm directly.

At a glance

From the organisation’s official website; the logo is shown for identification only.

Legal name
Yayasan Owa Jawa source ↗
Founded
2003 source ↗
Based in
Cigombong, Bogor Regency, West Java
Works in
West Java, Banten

Programmes, as published on its website

  • Pusat Rehabilitasi Owa Jawa (Javan Gibbon Center) ↗ — Takes in Javan gibbons confiscated or handed over by the public, restores their health and behaviour, then releases bonded pairs into suitable protected areas and monitors them.
  • Keanekaragaman Hayati (Konservasi Jenis) ↗ — Surveys and monitors wild Javan gibbons and their habitat, including at the Bodogol Research Station in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, with universities and park managers.
  • Pendidikan dan Konservasi (Mobil Unit Konservasi MOLI dan TELSI) ↗ — A mobile awareness unit visiting schools and villages near Javan gibbon habitat since 2003; the organisation reports reaching about 25,000 students in West Java and Banten between 2003 and 2010.
  • Penguatan Komunitas ↗ — Involves communities in tree adoption and planting on degraded land in the extension areas of Gunung Gede Pangrango and Gunung Halimun Salak national parks, and develops ecotourism.
  • Adopsi Owa Jawa ↗ — A symbolic adoption scheme that supports the care of a named Javan gibbon at the rehabilitation centre for three months to more than a year.

Animals it works with

Javan gibbon →

Official links

Official donation page ↗Adopting an animal ↗Facebook ↗X ↗Instagram ↗

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Published contact: info@owajawa.or.id · (0251) 8224963 · Komplek Taman Rekreasi Lido KM.21, Cigombong, Lido, Bogor 16740 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.

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2026-12-18

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Sources & references

  1. Yayasan Owa Jawa — Visi dan Misi ↗
  2. Yayasan Owa Jawa — Kelahiran Bayi Owa Jawa di Gunung Puntang (2025) ↗

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PanduanHewan. Yayasan Owa Jawa (Javan Gibbon Foundation). Last substantive update: 25 September 2026. https://panduanhewan.org/en/organisations/yayasan-owa-jawa/

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