Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, the World’s Leading Expert on Orangutans and the Last Living Trimate, Passes Away at 79, Closing an Era of Conservation Icons. Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, founder of Orangutan Foundation International and world conservation hero, dedicated nearly 55 years of her life to researching and protecting orangutans and their rainforest home. She inspired […]
IN MEMORIAM: Orangutan 1978 – 2021 SISWI Much Loved!
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Siswi, arguably Orangutan Foundation International’s (OFI) most famous and beloved orangutan, passed away towards the end of 2021 after a short illness. Siswi was 43 years old and it was 43 years filled with as much drama, comedy and tragedy that any of […]
Kusasi: Survivor
Kusasi was an extraordinary orangutan. Unlike most orangutans living in the wild, he was the star of his own film called “Kusasi: From Orphan to King,” which initially aired on BBC and PBS in 2005, subsequently shown worldwide. Kusasi also became famous as the dominant Camp Leakey adult male orangutan. Kusasi first came to Camp […]