Resources

• Corona virus disease (COVID-19):  considerations for Great Apes in human care NEW!!
• Stongyloides Review and Recommendations 2020
• Orangutan Care Manual 
• The Orangutan Husbandry Manual ​
• Ape TAG Necropsy Protocol 
• GAHP Cardiac Necropsy Protocols 
• Grant Funding Application
• Orangutan SAFE Program Plan 2020-2022

• Orangutan Veterinary Advisory Group
  • 2010 Workshop Report
  • 2011 Workshop Report
  • 2012 Workshop Report
  • ​2015 Workshop Report 
  • 2016 Workshop Report
  • 2017 Workshop Report
  • 2018 Workshop Report
  • 2019 Workshop Report

Each year, veterinarians and program leaders working with orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia come together for learning opportunities and to share ideas and best practices for managing wild orangutans in their range countries.  The group, called the Orangutan Veterinary Advisory Group (OVAG), is made possible through the Orangutan Conservancy as well as funding from several zoos.  

Click here for resources available for SSP participants. Contact your Institutional Representative (IR) for the password and take advantage of the great information available here! 

• FINAL  2021 Orangutan SSP Breeding and Management Plan  

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• Orangutan Bibliography

 

• 2020-2021 Orangutan Studbook  

 

• Orangutan Care Manual 

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• Blood Draw sleeve photos 

 

• Annual Husbandry Workshop presentations 
  • ​ By Topic 

 

• Special Presentations
  •  Chronic Upper and Lower Respiratory Disease in Human and Non-Human Primates
  •  Orangutan Respiratory Disease Complex: A 2017 Update  ​​

 

• 2014 Population Viability Analysis

 

• Infant Nursing Videos 

 

• Body Condition Scoring  - NEW!!

 

• Cardiac Workshops
  • 2015 Cardiac Workshop Resources
  • ​2016 Cardiac Workshop Resources 
  • 2018 Cardiac Workshop Resources  
  • 2019 Cardiac Workshop Resources 

 

• Husbandry Workshop Hosting (2020) Manual 

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• Quality of Life Resources 

 

• Infant Development Form 
  • Please fill out and return to Cindy Cossaboon

 

• Orangutan Introduction Survey​ 
  • Please fill out and return to Cindy Cossaboon

 

• 1990 Orangutan Medical Management Manual

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• Birth Management/Foster/Hand-rearing Packet 

 

• Example Training Cues Across the Orangutan SSP 
  • ​Transitioning from One Cue to Another

 

• Conservation projects and organizations supported by AZA institutions 
  • ​Above is a list of orangutan field conservation projects and organizations supported by AZA institutions. Note that the SSP does not endorse
    specific organizations but encourages all AZA facilities to become engaged in orangutan conservation efforts. For further information about how
    your zoo can become more involved in orangutan conservation, please contact SSP Field Advisor Ronda Schwetz.

 

• Orangutan Exhibit Designs (Password Protected with same password as Members Only section)  
  • ​​​Utah's Hogle Zoo
  • Denver Zoo
  • Smithsonian's National Zoo
  • Brookfield Zoo
  • Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
  • Phoenix Zoo
  • Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

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Photo by Denise Wagner