The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre was established in 1964 as the first centre in the world dedicated to the rehabilitation of orangutans. It has since grown from having just an outdoor platform to having an Outdoor Nursery viewing area.
Owned and run by the Sabah Wildlife Department, the centre is located in the Sepilok-Kabili Forest Reserve, which covers an area of 43 sq km. Facilities include a clinic, treatment ward and nurseries.
Today around 60 to 80 orangutans live independently in the rainforest reserve and approximately 25 orphaned orangutans are housed and cared for in the nurseries.
Visitors have the opportunity to see orangutans both at an Outdoor Nursery and a forest platform viewing area.
Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre
The Nursery Viewing Area
The Outdoor Platform
Mother and Baby, Outdoor Viewing Platform
