They say that the eyes the are the windows to the soul. Many orangutans end up in quarantine centres when their habitat is destroyed and I think the eyes say it all in my four photos below ? Compare the vibrance between those in captivity and the others living wild in the forest. For the lucky ones, a new start awaits if they can be released back into forest. On my Borneo orangutan holidays which raise funds for the Orangutan Foundation we visit a release site called Lamandau which is an inspiring project. Over 80 orangutans have now been released back into this forest which is well protected. There’s a link to a short video here that I made last year showing a seven year old female that was rescued from an oil palm plantation and is now thriving back in the forest where she belongs.