Scientist Biruté Galdikas, Whose Work Defined Orangutan Study, Dead at 79
Scientist Biruté Galdikas, who studied orangutans for over 50 years in Borneo, has died at 79. Her work helped protect the animals.
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A leading scientist who spent over 50 years studying and protecting orangutans in Borneo has passed away at the age of 79. Her work helped save many of these animals.
#BiruteGaldikas, #Orangutan, #Conservation, #Borneo, #Wildlife
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The Guardian | Experience: I climbed the tallest tropical tree in the world by Jamiluddin Jami
It was a slow ascent: I needed to check for wasps, snakes and scorpions
I was born in Tawau, a Malaysian city on the island of Borneo, and grew up around logging camps – my dad worked in the industry. In the early 90s, a lot of the forest here started being cleared for commercial use. At the time, I just thought that was the way things were.
That changed when I began working in conservation as a teenager at the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership in the nearby Danum Valley. My job was to plant seedlings in places where the forest had been cut down. I began to learn about the importance of keeping the forest safe.
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Corriere.it - Homepage: Morta la primatologa Biruté Galdikas: una vita dedicata agli oranghi e alla difesa delle foreste
Ha vissuto oltre 40 anni nel Borneo e fondato programmi di tutela contro deforestazione e bracconaggio, entrando nella storia insieme a Jane Goodall e Dian Fossey
The orangutan primatologist Biruté Galdikas has died: a life dedicated to orangutans and the defense of forests.
He lived for over 40 years in Borneo and founded programs to protect against deforestation and poaching, entering history alongside Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey.
La scienziata aveva 79 anni. Ha vissuto oltre 40 anni nel Borneo e fondato programmi di tutela contro deforestazione e bracconaggio, entrando nella storia insieme a Jane Goodall e Dian Fossey
Palm oil clearing advances in Bornean orangutan habitat despite red flags https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/palm-oil-clearing-advances-in-bornean-orangutan-habitat-despite-red-flags/
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JAKARTA — A palm oil company is ramping up its destruction of forests that are home to critically endangered orangutans in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the island of Borneo, according to satellite imagery and government sources. In October 2025, Mongabay reported that PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (ESR) had clear-cut 1,376 hectares (3,400 acres) of […]
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