At nineteen years old, young Sia defied his father’s wishes and began a job which he had wanted since elementary school.
When Sia was 10 years old, Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas was already hiring Dayaks (natives of Borneo) for her Orangutan Research and Conservation Project in his home village of Pasir Panjang. Dr. Galdikas was Louis Leakey’s third primatologist protégée, following the footsteps of Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey in studying wild great apes.

  Visitor's Corner   Care Center, Interview, by Janie Dubman.

As kids, we are all little yard monkeys. Running around, having fun, poking in the dirt with sticks to see what’s what, playing games, and exploring our environment. Learning all the time about who we are, and where we fit in. I was a rambunctious red head, and fueled my youthful exuberance with plenty of bananas: Nature’s perfect food. They’re nutritious, delicious, and come in their own easy open, bio-degradable packaging. As red headed li’l [...]

  Visitor's Corner   Adoption, Tanjung Puting, Volunteer, by Mr. Chris.