Many good teams are trios. The Three musketeers, Charlie’s Angels, or for you primate fans, Leakey”s Angels. This last “team” consisted of three female primatologists Dr. Louis Leakey encouraged to study wild great apes in the 60’s and 70’s. The African ape ladies.were Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, while the only ‘Angel’ in Asia was Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas. After 40 years of studying orangutans in their native habitat in Borneo, Dr. Galdikas, co-founder of [...]

  Visitor's Corner   Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas, Hangki, Hocky, by Rowan Klaassen.

UNLV had the privilege of hosting one of the world’s leading primatologists, ethologists, and conservationists, on May 5, 2009. For the past thirty years, Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas has spent the majority of her time in the Indonesian rainforest, tracking the most elusive great ape: the orangutan. In that time, she has not only been an eyewitness, but also a great adversary, to the destruction of the rainforest. As Dr. Galdikas takes to the podium, [...]

  Visitor's Corner   Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas, Speaking Event, Testimonial, by Amanda Carner.

LOS ANGELES – Dr. Biruté Galdikas was proud to be honored with the Earth Trustee Award on Tuesday March 20, presented in conjunction with the ringing of the UN Peace Bell marking the 32nd annivesary of Earth Day. The award was presented by The Earth Society Foundation and the, founded by John McConnell, and the late world renowned anthropologist, Margaret Mead. The Indonesian UN Consul General accepted the award on Dr Galdikas’ behalf. The award [...]

  News   Award, Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas, by Dr. Nancy Briggs.