Yayasan Pulau Banyak started its activities in the region in 1994, when Mahmud Bangkaru visited the area and motivated the local community to start up conservation activities for sea turtles in Pulau Bangkaru. With the first funding we were able to protect the nesting beach from egg poaching and raise considerable awareness in the area regarding environmental issues.
December 2008
Elephant Jungle Patrol
Join the Elephant Jungle Patrol if you are looking for a challenge and a unique holiday. This is for connoisseurs and adventurers only and not for the faint hearted! Four days are spent with your own wild born elephant trekking through the rainforest from Tangkahan to Bukit Lawang.
SOCP
The primary goal of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is the conservation of the Sumatran orangutan, a species currently listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources).
PanEco
A Swiss based NGO concentrating on conservation issues in Indonesia, mainly Sumatra, through community based programmes.