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Orangutan Foundation InternationalFoundationLos Angeles, California, United State of America Orangutan Foundation International (Established 1986) 4201 Wilshire Ave. Suite 407 , Los Angeles , California 90010 United State of America Director: Debra Erickson Phone: 323-938-6046 Fax: 323-938-6047 E-mail: ofi@orangutan.org Mission: Conservation of orangutans and rain forest; education and outreach regarding orangutans including International Orangutan Awareness Week (November), occasional conferences on great apes, wildlife research on wild populations of wild orangutans; medical care, rehabilitation; sanctuary and repatriation of orangutans; supports the Orangutan Research and Conservation Program in Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan; supports the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine facility in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan. Principal Research Programs: Long-term behavioral and ecological studies if wild orangutans in Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Indonesian Borneo; Care and treatment of ex-captive orangutans in cooperation with Indonesian Nature Conservation department. Training Opportunities: OFI sponsors 11-day Study and Support Tours. Ecotourism program enables participant to experience limited field training as wild orangutans is located and followed for several days. Six-week Field Volunteer Program. Participants assist Foundation in improving the infrastructure in and around Tanjung Puting National Park and the Lamandau Reserve. Undergraduate and graduate students can apply for limited, competitive fellowships through OFI: LP Jenkins Memorial Fellowship for Orangutan and Rainforest Research/$1,000 annual; application available each spring Number of Staff: 6 Key Personnel: Birute Galdikas, President Debra Erickson, Executive Director, Phone: 323-938-6046, E-mail: DebraOFI@netwood.net Species Supported: Pongo pygmaeus (>150) Associated Field Sites: Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia. Camp Siswoyo, Lamandau Reserve, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia. Contact: Dr. Birute Galdikas; Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia. Contact: Dr. Birute Galdikas. Web Site: http://www.orangutan.org Publications: "Pongo Quest" (biannual) Entry created: 2000-02-18 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |