MOVING PICTURES
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21 March to 21 October 2025 – main avenue and tropical house
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the non-profit organisation Borneo Orangutan Survival Switzerland (BOS Switzerland), pictures from its international photo exhibition will be displayed at the Botanical Garden.
The touching and unsettling exhibition carefully examines the extinction of species and places a focus on the relationship between humans, wildlife and nature. Image pairs put the fascination with and the beauty of our flora and fauna into a haunting contrast with its destruction and exploitation. Beyond the organisation’s immediate focus on protecting orangutans and Indonesia’s rainforest, the exhibition shows haunting images of endangered wildlife and habitats threatened with destruction from around the world.
Rhino Without Horn © Neil Aldridge
A young white rhino, sedated and blindfolded, is set to be released into the wild in Botswana after being relocated from South Africa to protect it from poachers. Southern white rhinos are considered almost endangered. Their horns are highly sought after, especially in Vietnam and China, due to their alleged medicinal properties and are also used as a recreational drug.
Okavango-Delta, Botswana (2017)
Rhino Horn © Neil Aldridge
A rhino horn is held up by a conservationist. One kilogram can cost up to EUR 60,000 on the black market, making it one of the most valuable natural resources on earth, even more valuable than gold.
South Africa (2017)
Red fox © Marco Gaiotti
A red fox on a windy winter morning in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan.
Hokkaido, Japan (2018)
Fox coat © Neil Aldridge
In London, the capital of the first country to ban fur farming, fox fur is still in vogue. On the outskirts of the city, however, a tiny fox is treated by a veterinary assistant after being found abandoned by its mother. At the same time, elsewhere in the country, foxes are shot to protect wild birds, which are killed for profit and often left on the ground afterwards. For some, the sight of a fox is exciting. For others, it gets their blood racing.
Great Britain (2019)
Jump into Ice Water © Mark Edward Harris
A gentoo pinguin jumps from an iceberg into the Fournier Bay, Antarctica.
Antarctica (2021)
Hugging Penguins © Tobias Baumgärtner
Two blue penguins stand together on a rock for hours, fin to fin, gazing out at the sparkling sea of lights. The tenderness of the penguins contrasts sharply with the challenges they face due to their proximity to the city and therefore to human activities.
St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia (2019)
Participating photographers
The photographers are internationally renowned in the field of wildlife and nature photography. 18 Sony World Photography Award winners as well as multiple winners of the Wildlife, Nature, Environmental or Travel Photographer of the Year awards send a strong signal for species conservation:
Joel Sartore, Adrian Steirn, Marsel van Oosten, Paul Hilton, Mark Edward Harris, Aaron Gekoski, Neil Aldridge, Tobias Baumgärtner, Marco Gaiotti, Dr. Matt Ware, Andrew Suryono, Yosuke Kashiwakura, Thomas Marent, Sergey Gorshkov, Nayan Khanolkar, Hristo Vladev, Joo Peter und Sam Rios.
About Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Switzerland
BOS Switzerland has been a recognised non-profit organisation in Switzerland since 2004. Together with their partner organisations – particularly the BOS Foundation in Indonesia – BOS Switzerland advocates for the permanent protection of the last orangutans and the preservation of the Borneo rainforest. In the two sanctuaries of the biggest primate conservation programme worldwide, orphaned, wounded and traumatised orangutans are medically treated, rehabilitated and prepared for up to 10 years for their return to the wild. Besides species and rainforest conservation, BOS Switzerland engages in development projects and works to raise awareness and educate people in Switzerland and Indonesia.
