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RIP Elwyn Simons

17 Mar 2016
Elwyn L. Simons was one of the leading figures of paleoprimatology, and founder of the Duke University Primate Center. His fossil discoveries included Aegyptopithecus.  He worked on primate conservation, focusing on…
Living Systems…

World Wildlife Day: It’s about their lives

3 Mar 20163 Mar 2016
In this beautiful essay, naturalist Paul Rosolie reminds us that it's not just about ecosystem accounting.  It's about individual, intelligent animals.  It's about tapping into our compassion and empathy.  It's…
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The Curse of Coltan

13 Sep 201513 Sep 2015
Planning another of those difficult talks about primate conservation, and came across this summary of the link to coltan mining in the DRC.
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Conservation Drones?

4 Sep 20148 Sep 2014
When I was slogging through the swamps and slipping down the mud-slicked trails of Sumatra, following orangutans, I often daydreamed about how the right tech would make the job so…
Living Systems…

The geometry of the human handprint

22 Aug 201422 Aug 2014
Take a moment to observe a scene somewhere not crafted by human hands: a forest, a creek bed, a meadow, a hillside, a leaf.  How often do you see right…
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Published today in Science Creative Quarterly

24 Oct 2013
My Great Ape Haikus were published today in the lovely and amazing SCQ.  Check it out!
Living Systems…

Today is the first World Orangutan Day!

19 Aug 2013
World Orangutan Day
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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…
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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.…
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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…

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