Akmad impacted me not only because she was the first orangutan female whom we rescued but also because of her very genteel and serene nature. She was a wild orangutan who had not been kept in captivity for very long. She was also a local girl in the sense that she was captured by illegal […]
50 Years In The Field
This year marks 50 years since OFI President and Founder Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas made camp in the jungles of Borneo to begin her pioneering study of orangutans, one of humankind’s closest living relatives. This year we are celebrating this momentous anniversary to honor Dr. Biruté for dedicating her life to the conservation of orangutans […]
And the winner is…..
Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas has been awarded the Chris Dagg Award for Impact in International Sustainable Development for 2021. Our President, founder, and the world’s leading authority on orangutans is being recognized by Simon Fraser University for her contributions to international sustainable development. Having spent more than 50 years in the forests of Borneo she […]
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