Gestural Communication in Wild Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Tanjung Puting National Park
According to our current knowledge, the orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) was the first great-ape species to split off from the evolutionary tree that led to modern humans. This happened about 14… Continue reading Gestural Communication in Wild Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Tanjung Puting National Park
Great Call Girl!
Our adventure in Indonesia started with a trip to Jakarta. We were greeted by an (un)healthy dose of heat, noise, and smog and endured a week of frustrating, but necessary,… Continue reading Great Call Girl!
OFI Partner, World Education, Begins Farmer Field School Program in Tanjung Puting National Park
World Education (WE) was established more than fifty years ago to improve the lives of the disadvantaged through social and economic programs. These programs include agricultural training, environmental education, community… Continue reading OFI Partner, World Education, Begins Farmer Field School Program in Tanjung Puting National Park
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 you up to date on our struggle to keep orangutans and their forests in Indonesia from being completely destroyed.
There is good news and bad news to the story.
