Orangutans
Orangutans
Meet Mozart, a fully adult, flanged-male (flanged is the side "cheeks" you see on his face). Interesting face he's giving. I hope I get to learn more about him! Picture taken by Susan M. Cheyne BSc (Hons), PhD, CBiol MlBiol FRGS.
Orangutans, yes, orangutans. They are also one of the four "Great Apes" (which include Gorillas, Chimpanzee, Bonobos, and Orangutans). In putting together information for "Project Bonobo" I have made a friend I would not have otherwise made in my world. And it is awesome. It's unbelievable how she's made a difference in my life, just by answering my questions.
The Department of Zoology at University of Oxford in the UK has an "Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project" (OuTrop) in Indonesia. Dr. Susan M. Cheyne (BSc [Hons], PhD, CBiol MlBiol FRGS) is one of four OuTrop directors* and part of the University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit.
Orangutans are a very threatened species, there are not that many left in the world. If we mess it up how would we be able to look at ourselves in a mirror? Knowing because we wanted some palm oil from Indonesia, these beautiful smart creatures habitat was wiped out.
We can all make a difference, each one of us. First and foremost, we have to go straight to the source: companies that have palm oil in their products.
Yes, there are companies actually out there using Indonesian palm oil. The only way to increase production is to tear down the forest and use the rich soil to make palm oil seeds. It's disgusting. And this time every one of us can make a difference.
You can visit the website and learn more about the "Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project."
OuTrop Blog http://www.outrop.blogspot.com
OuTrop http://www.orangutantrop.com
WildCRU http://www.wildcru.org
*Laura D'Arcy, Susan M. Cheyne, Simon Husson, and Helen Morrogh-Bernardare the four directors of OuTrop.
Meet Mozart, a fully adult, flanged-male (flanged is the side "cheeks" you see on his face). Interesting face he's giving. I hope I get to learn more about him! Picture taken by Susan M. Cheyne BSc (Hons), PhD, CBiol MlBiol FRGS.
Orangutans, yes, orangutans. They are also one of the four "Great Apes" (which include Gorillas, Chimpanzee, Bonobos, and Orangutans). In putting together information for "Project Bonobo" I have made a friend I would not have otherwise made in my world. And it is awesome. It's unbelievable how she's made a difference in my life, just by answering my questions.
The Department of Zoology at University of Oxford in the UK has an "Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project" (OuTrop) in Indonesia. Dr. Susan M. Cheyne (BSc [Hons], PhD, CBiol MlBiol FRGS) is one of four OuTrop directors* and part of the University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit.
Orangutans are a very threatened species, there are not that many left in the world. If we mess it up how would we be able to look at ourselves in a mirror? Knowing because we wanted some palm oil from Indonesia, these beautiful smart creatures habitat was wiped out.
We can all make a difference, each one of us. First and foremost, we have to go straight to the source: companies that have palm oil in their products.
Yes, there are companies actually out there using Indonesian palm oil. The only way to increase production is to tear down the forest and use the rich soil to make palm oil seeds. It's disgusting. And this time every one of us can make a difference.
You can visit the website and learn more about the "Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project."
OuTrop Blog http://www.outrop.blogspot.com
OuTrop http://www.orangutantrop.com
WildCRU http://www.wildcru.org
Posted by George Zaharoff at 11 July 2009, 8:34 PM 
Categories: Project Bonobo
Tags: university of oxford Mozart adult Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project juvenile flanged orangutan
Categories: Project Bonobo
Tags: university of oxford Mozart adult Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project juvenile flanged orangutan
Hi George,
Thanks for registering for the Orangutan Outreach blog yesterday!
Feel free to email me anytime if you ever have questions about orangutans, conservation projects or efforts to raise awareness of palm oil...
Best wishes, Rich
Richard Zimmerman
Director, Orangutan Outreach
info@redapes.org
http://redapes.org
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Richard, thank you so much for the reach out. We will definitely be in touch with each other. It's an honour for me to be a small part of your awareness efforts.