Published on November 21, 2003
Orangutan Populations may become extinct in the wild within the next twenty years
Orangutans may become extinct in the wild within the next ten years - a frightening fact. I spent most of the summer in Indonesia and the situation there remains very critical. I want to keep...
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Published on March 24, 2001
Dr. Galdikas proud to be honored with the Earth Trustee Award.
LOS ANGELES – Dr. Biruté Galdikas was proud to be honored with the Earth Trustee Award on Tuesday March 20, presented in conjunction with the ringing of the UN Peace Bell marking the 32nd annivesary...
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Published on January 6, 2001
OFI and the Indonesian Rainforest Crisis featured on CBS's 60 Minutes II
The CBS News magazine 60 Minutes II, broadcast a report featuring the orangutan’s plight, Camp Leakey and Dr Galdikas on January 2nd. “The Last Place on Earth: The closest living relatives to humankind are the...
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Published on November 10, 2000
Great Ape Conservation Bill Signed Into Law!
Los Angeles – Dr. Biruté M.F. Galdikas, President, Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) thanked President Clinton and the U.S. Congress for passing and signing into law HR 4320, the “Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.” The...
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Published on September 1, 2000
Orangutan of the Month: "Ronnie"
Ronnie, an adult female in her thirties, lives free in the forests of Tanjung Puting National Park. She has just given birth to her third offspring. In this protected area Ronnie has been lucky enough...
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Published on August 14, 2000
Martyr of the Sekonyer Kanan River
Police Officer Taken by Crocodile While Defending Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Borneo. Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia – (July 31, 2000) – Police Sergeant Ali Maryanto, 37 year-old father of two boys, aged...
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