Category: News

Rutgers Student Garners Media Recognition for His Work on Orangutan Conservation

March 30, 2018

Didik Prasetyo, a Ph.D. student of Dr. Erin Vogel, recently inspired two articles on his long-time conservation work in Indonesia: Rutgers Student on Front Lines of Orangutan Conservation Research Rutgers student works with orangutan conservation as species continues to decline For more than a decade, Prasetyo has worked as an integral part of many institutions at … More Rutgers Student Garners Media Recognition for His Work on Orangutan Conservation

Tuanan at NEEP

November 13, 2017

Orangutans were well represented at this year’s Northeastern Evolutionary Primatologists (NEEP) meeting at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The morning podium session on Foraging, Feeding and Nutrition featured two different Rutgers University researchers:   Wendy M. Erb: Wildfire smoke negatively impacts activity budgets and energy balance of wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii).   … More Tuanan at NEEP

Dr. Sri Suci Utami Atmoko for the 2018 Indianapolis Prize

September 26, 2017

In recognition of her 30 years of work dedicated to orangutans and their conservation, Dr. Suci Atmoko has been nominated for the 2018 Indianapolis Prize, the world’s largest animal conservation award.  Dr. Atmoko is the only Indonesian researcher to have been nomination for such a prestigious, international award. Today, September 26th, 2017, you can show … More Dr. Sri Suci Utami Atmoko for the 2018 Indianapolis Prize

Our new publication on orangutan nutritional ecology!

November 28, 2016

The spatial and temporal variation in food abundance has strong effects on wildlife feeding and nutrition. Here we present the first long term study of the effects of variation in fruit availability and age/sex class on nutritional ecology of wild Bornean orangutans. We examined variation in nutrient intake of wild orangutans in living in a … More Our new publication on orangutan nutritional ecology!