With Halloween upon us and store shelves stocked with palm oil-filled candy, it’s time for palm oil update. In last year’s palm oil blog post, I summarized the state of the palm oil industry: It’s not inherently BAD! It’s used globally but Indonesia and Malaysia produce 85% of all palm oil. It has a very high … More Palm-Oil Update

Over the last year, a slew of both scientific (S) and popular (P) literature has been published concerning primates and primate conservation. By amassing it and pulling out the key ideas, it is easy to see the recurrent ‘big picture’ and an important takeaway message that holds major implications for Tuanan and its orangutans! Below … More Primate Conservation: This year’s hot topic!

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.’’ Aristotle Trying to impress upon children the value of going to school can indeed be a bitter affair. It’s like telling a young orangutan to choose a very prickly, sour, and hard-to-eat fruit over a delicious, tender, and bountiful flower because, far in the … More School Supplies For Tuanan