Why do oragutans care about global warming?
- added August 8, 2008
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- MeganMcKenzie
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Orangutans cannot advocate for themselves yet they are at risk in numerous ways. According to Todd Carmichael's article in the Huffington Post, "30 years ago, the famous naturalist Louis Leaky agreed to send an extraordinary young woman named Birute Galdikas deep into the wilds of Borneo to do the one thing she desired to do more than anything. Galdikas wanted to study and understand the life of the 'elusive red ape' - the Orangutan.
Today Dr. Birute Galdikas is considered one of the foremost experts on Orangutans. To this day she remains in Borneo, huddled in the dense peat swap forests - surrounded by foreign owned palm oil plantations, poachers, illegal loggers and gold miners - a single voice fending off the rapidly developing world and defending the last of these great apes.
I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Galdikas during my recent expedition to the jungles of Borneo and discussing at-length with her the future of this majestic animal, its place on the critically endangered species list, and the effects the events in Borneo are having on climate change.
According to Dr. Gladikas, the extinction of the Orangutan and the dire predictions of global climate change share a very similar root.
In short, the very events that are driving the Orangutan to extinction are the same that threaten our planet's climate.
Today Dr. Birute Galdikas is considered one of the foremost experts on Orangutans. To this day she remains in Borneo, huddled in the dense peat swap forests - surrounded by foreign owned palm oil plantations, poachers, illegal loggers and gold miners - a single voice fending off the rapidly developing world and defending the last of these great apes.
I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Galdikas during my recent expedition to the jungles of Borneo and discussing at-length with her the future of this majestic animal, its place on the critically endangered species list, and the effects the events in Borneo are having on climate change.
According to Dr. Gladikas, the extinction of the Orangutan and the dire predictions of global climate change share a very similar root.
In short, the very events that are driving the Orangutan to extinction are the same that threaten our planet's climate.
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- MeganMcKenzie
- 2 months ago
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i love those guys
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- Manatee_man
- 2 months ago
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I saw a heartbreaking story not too long ago about the mistreatment of these beautiful animals due to palm oil farmers. Would love to know more about what is being done to save them and how to help...
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Hi, I'm Todd, the writer of the Huffington piece above. While in Borneo I made a long interview piece with Galikas where we spoke about what her plans where. If you like, I can post it someplace and we can send folks to it. I think your questions will be answered by the Doctor herself.
Let me know. Todd @Lacolombe.net-
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- ExplorerTodd
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