http://www.orangutan.net Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 16 May 2009 21:37:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More than 1,000 runners took part in “Run Wild for the Orangutans,” a 5-kilometer race that was the centerpiece of the Birmingham Zoo’s 4th annual Zoo Run that was staged May 16 to benefit the Orangutan Conservancy. The race, which wound through the zoo grounds in central Alabama, was organized by ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/183 The Orangutan Conservancy, which has promoted the conservation of wild orangutans and their rainforest homes for a decade, will focus on the level of care at rehabilitation centers when it stages the Orangutan Conservancy (OC) Veterinary Workshop from August 5-9 in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The workshop will bring together veterinarians and ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/180 Rob Shumaker, a member of the Orangutan Conservancy’s Board of Directors, almost single-handedly shut down the use of orangutans in the entertainment industry, a feat akin to 'brokering peace talks.' Here's how he did it. Rob Shumaker, generally a confident kind of guy, was nervous. He was about to cold-call the ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/179 Sir David Attenborough of the United Kingdom has called for greater protection for the wild habitat of orangutans amid fears "emotional" television programs about rescued apes have failed to raise awareness of the need to protect the rainforests where the animals live. Programs like the Animal Planet's “Orangutan Diary,” following the ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/178 Erik Meijaard,a senior ecologist for The Nature Conservancy in Indonesia, expands on the recent surveys that led him to announce an heretofore undiscovered population of orangutans living in eastern Borneo. Finding a new population of any species is good news in conservation. But finding a hitherto undiscovered population of orangutans is ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/174 Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia — perhaps as many as 2,000 — giving a rare boost to one of the world's most endangered great apes. A team surveying forests nestled between jagged, limestone cliffs on the eastern edge of Borneo island ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/172 New U.S. and European Union efforts to clamp down on the illegal timber trade are expected to take a multi-billion dollar annual toll on Indonesian exports because the southeast Asian nation has failed to enact standards for wood-based products in spite of years of debate. European parliament officials estimate up to ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/170 Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations meeting this week in the United Kingdom G20 agreed to consider a multi-billion pound "emergency package" to save the rainforests following a meeting with the Prince Charles. In a historic meeting at St. James's Palace, the Prince told a number of heads of ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/167 The Denver Zoo will host orangutan expert Dr. Serge Wich of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa for a great ape conservation fund-raiser on Thursday, April 16, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tickets to the event are $25, and the evening will include beer / wine and desserts, a live auction, ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/165 European citizens overwhelmingly want stricter controls on illegally sourced timber, according to a poll commissioned by WWF and Friends of the Earth (FoE) Europe. With an overwhelming 92% of respondents believing it is important that a new EU wide law is introduced to halt the trade in illegal timber and timber ... http://www.orangutan.net/archives/163