Rusti, a 24-year-old cheekpadded male orangutan, owned by Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) and brought to the Honolulu Zoo some years ago for a temporary stay, will now stay in Hawaii permanently. Mayor Jeremy Harris and OFI President Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas signed an agreement between the City of Honolulu and OFI on February 13, 2004 in front of Rusti’s current cage at the Honolulu Zoo. OFI will build an Orangutan Habitat consisting of a large [...]

  Orangutan   Hawaii, Rusti, Sanctuary, by Dr. Birutė Mary Galdikas.

Developing a park co-management team OFI, in conjunction with World Education, began work on its second USAID grant in October 2003. One of OFI and World Education’s goals is to further develop an effective co-management team for Tanjung Puting National Park (TPNP). One primary aim of the co-management team is to expand the size of the area inside TPNP regularly patrolled and protected. The most prudent, efficient, and sustainable way of achieving this goal is [...]

  Tanjung Puting National Park   Guard Post, Patrols, USAID, by Dr. Birutė Mary Galdikas.