Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas
Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) sadly announces that Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas (1946–2026) passed away on March 24th in Los Angeles, California, with loved ones by her side. She courageously battled lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis, conditions likely exacerbated by her efforts to combat wildfires that ravaged orangutan habitat in Borneo…Read More
2025 Fall Winter Appeal
Dear Friends of OFI, When one thinks of “The Gold Rush,” the image that often comes to mind is that of 19th-century prospectors—forty-niners knee-deep in a California stream, pans in… Continue reading 2025 Fall Winter Appeal
2025 Spring/Summer Appeal Letter
The rainforest in Borneo is in crisis, and we urgently need your help now! Your support has made an incredible difference over the years. Together, we have been able to… Continue reading 2025 Spring/Summer Appeal Letter
2024 Appeal Fall / Winter Rescue and Rehabilitation
Dear Friend of OFI, Until recently, orangutan rehabilitation programs were inundated with orphans whose mothers had been slaughtered because of massive deforestation. The number of orphans coming into orangutan rehabilitation… Continue reading 2024 Appeal Fall / Winter Rescue and Rehabilitation
Los Angeles based Orangutan Foundation International becomes the home of the World Biological Corridor in North America
Sometimes you encounter a person with a vision. While Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) President Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas was in Spain as the keynote speaker at the Congress for Social… Continue reading Los Angeles based Orangutan Foundation International becomes the home of the World Biological Corridor in North America
