Published on July 21, 2010
Enrichment: Week II
Hello and welcome back to the OCCQ! There have been many new and exciting enrichment projects this week and I would like to share one of the success stories with you. Sometimes, it is the...
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Published on July 8, 2010
Enrichment Blog
Hello! This is the first enrichment blog posting for the Orangutan Foundation International! Come explore the world of enrichment at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ) in Pasir Panjang, Indonesia, as we work to...
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Published on July 5, 2010
Dr. Galdikas Speaking Event
UNLV had the privilege of hosting one of the world’s leading primatologists, ethologists, and conservationists, on May 5, 2009. For the past thirty years, Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas has spent the majority of her time...
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Published on June 30, 2010
Conservation on the ground
At nineteen years old, young Sia defied his father’s wishes and began a job which he had wanted since elementary school. When Sia was 10 years old, Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas was already hiring Dayaks...
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Published on June 14, 2010
Macaque Monkey Release
Central Kalimantan, Indonesia – For a place called the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCC&Q), there is a surprising number of animals around that are neither orange, long-haired, nor gentle. Apart from animals rescued from...
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Published on June 6, 2010
Celebrating Kiki's Life
Kiki’s face was one of the first ones to greet visitors to OFI’s Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine (OCCQ). She hung out on the cool front porch of the main building, in her customary belly-down...
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