disasters… 3 Days to Stop Catastrophic Deforestation Planned in Sumatra 7 May 2013 Catastrophic deforestation planned in Sumatra - from Sumatran Orangutan Society We urgently need your help to stop the planned destruction of 1.2 million hectares of forest in Sumatra for gold mining, oil palm plantations, logging…
disasters… Increase in number of orangutans confiscated from poachers in Aceh 19 Apr 201319 Apr 2013 As habitat destruction expands (most recently logging and draining the Tripa Swamp in Leuser Ecosystem for palm oil plantations), poaching and illegal capture of endangered Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) increases.…
disasters… Emergency: Planned destruction of 1.2 Million hectares of forest in Sumatra 13 Mar 201313 Mar 2013 From Sumatran Orangutan Society Newsletter Emergency: Planned destruction of 1.2 Million hectares of forest in Sumatra The Governor of Aceh province in Sumatra is set to wipe 1.2 million hectares…
climate… Tell the UK Government to Stop Biofuelling Deforestation 31 Jan 2013 SoS: Urgent: Tell the UK Government to Stop Biofuelling Deforestation from Sumatran Orangutan Society The UK Government is offering subsidies to energy companies to burn palm oil in power stations,…
Culture Change… Risk to Aceh rainforest grows – how long can Sumatran orangutans and tigers survive? 22 Jan 201322 Jan 2013 This is heartbreaking. I'm glad Mike Griffiths is still fighting the good fight, at least.
disasters… 19 Dec 201219 Dec 2012 Taking to the streets over Cargill's participation in palm oil: who are these audacious primates?
disasters… Take Action for Sumatra’s Forests: 3 campaign alerts 15 Oct 2012 Take Action for Forests: 3 campaign alerts from Sumatran Orangutan Society 1) Save Tripa, Save Orangutans Thanks to the worldwide outcry for the Indonesian government to put an end to…
education… Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan’s “Making a Difference” 17 Aug 201217 Aug 2012 A great new addition to the Great Ape Conservation info - right in my backyard, so to speak. Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan's "Making a Difference": http://www.cabrillo.edu/~pkaplan/making_a_difference.html "We are accepting (working or…
Culture Change… Painful Topics: Primate Conservation 29 Jan 20129 May 2018 I realize that the title of my blog probably makes some think that I'd be talking about non-human primates a bit more. But, despite the fact that I could be…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 