Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program

May 2019

Code REDAn e-newsletter from your friends in West Kalimantan

Dear Friends and Supporters, May has revealed not only a newborn orangutan and aprestigious international conservation award forGPOCP, but also welcomed 6 new students to the Bornean Orangutan Caring Scholarship program!

Issue: 77

In This Issue:

The Warmth of London

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Fulfilling Her Dreams inBorneo

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Walimah finally had herbaby!

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Bornean OrangutanCaring Scholarships 2019

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Adventures AmongOrangutans: NAT GEO

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Walimah relaxing with her new infant. Photo byGPOCP research field assistant Dang.

In this issue of Code Red, Wendi Tamariska gives us apersonal account of his trip to London for The WhitleyFund for Nature Award Ceremony at the start of themonth. I am so proud of him and the whole GPOCPteam that earned this 'Green Oscar' award. Then, weare introduced to Tori Bakley, our new researchassistant, who shares her experiences getting to knowthe rainforests of Borneo that she's dreamed aboutvisiting since she was a child.

Our sidebar articles introduce the new baby of GunungPalung National Park, the 2019 Bornean OrangutanCaring Scholarship signing ceremony, my NAT GEO LIVEtalks with Tim Laman, and the Remembering GreatApes book from the Remembering Wildlife book seriesthat raises both awareness and funds for great apeconservation.

We are also excited to announce two recent journalpublications! Former Program Director, Cassie Freund,along with myself and GPOCP's education staff,published an article in Animal Conservation about theimpacts of our environmental education program and Ipublished, along with my graduate students andIndonesian research staff and counterparts, an articlei n Scientific Reports about a possible case ofinfanticide with Wahlimah's previous infant.

We hope you enjoy this month's newsletter. Be sure tocheck out our social media and website to interactwith our upcoming campaigns and projects! Sincerely,

LIVE Tour

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Remembering Great Apes

Walimah finallyhad her baby!

We are thrilled toannounce that

Walimah has givenbirth!

Walimah, our mostdistinctive and famousorangutan, has beenfeatured in nature

documentaries withboth the BBC and

National Geographic.We have been

observing her atCabang Panti ResearchStation since she wasborn, and seeing herwith her new baby is

very precious andexciting news!

Any new baby for acritically endangered

species gives us hope,and this one happensto have a mother thatis already dear to us.We look forward toseeing this little one

grow up and enjoy lifein the wild forests ofGunung Palung in the

years to come!

Walimah and her babyin GPNP. Photo byGPOCP Research

Manager Ella Brown.

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Cheryl Knott, PhDExecutive Director Gunung Palung Orangutan ConservationProgram (GPOCP)

The Warmth of LondonBy Wendi Tamariska, GPOCP Sustainable LivelihoodsManager I never imagined that I would one day see this city. Aniconic metropolis with an advanced culture that isvery different from where I come from in WestKalimantan. But I am incredibly grateful to havereceived the opportunity to visit London, England, as arecipient of the 2019 Whitley Fund for Nature Award.

The Whitley Fund for Nature Award ceremonybrochure- with our very own Tim Laman's photo of anorangutan from Gunung Palung National Park on the

cover!

When I first flew in to London, I was quite impressedwith the layout of the city when I saw it from the air;it was so compact. And when I first left the airportbuilding, I was greeted with such cold air that itoverwhelmed me! It was only around 10 - 15 °C, verycold for an Indonesian! In addition, I was not properlydressed considering I had just traveled 21 hours fromtropical Jakarta. The overwhelming sensation of thecold air quickly vanished in the warm welcome that Ireceived from my colleagues in London. Warm hugsand shining smiles made me feel instantly at ease.

BorneanOrangutan CaringScholarships 2019

On May 17th, GPOCPand the Orang UtanRepublik Foundationproudly welcomed 6new students to theBornean OrangutanCaring Scholarship

program!

These scholarshipsenable local studentsto attend universityand build regionalcapacity towards

conservation in variousprofessions includinglawyers, scientists,educators, policy

makers, and more.

Signing the BOCScontracts in Ketapang,

May 17th, 2019.

This ceremony wasattended by thefamilies of the

recipients, the localEducation Department,

the ForestryDepartment, ASRI, IAR,Gunung Palung NationalPark, Flora and Fauna

International, theNatural Resources

Department, and AidEnvironment, as wellas GPOCP staff and

volunteers.

It is throughcommunity

engagement andeducation that we

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The winners of the 2019 Whitley Award at the RoyalGeographic Society in London. Wendi is third from the

left.

Established in 1994, the Whitley Award has been givento conservation leaders working directly in the field.This award, also known as 'The Green Oscar' ispresented by the charity patron HRH Princess Anne.

This year I, along with 5 other winners, were selectedfrom 110 applicants from 55 countries. An achievementlike this is nothing I could have ever imagined in mywildest dreams and is all thanks to my hard-workingteam and colleagues at GPOCP!

reach our conservationgoals, and the BOCS

program combines thetwo in the bestpossible way.

Knowledgeable andprofessional studentswill graduate to jointhe workforce and

contribute toprotecting orangutansand their rainforest

habitats.

We are very gratefulfor everyone's support

for making this allpossible!

AdventuresAmong

Orangutans: NATGEO LIVE Tour!

GPOCP ExecutiveDirector, Dr. Cheryl

Knott, and herhusband, wildlife

photojournalist (andGPOCP Board

Member), Dr. TimLaman, are on a world

tour with NAT GEOLIVE! to give talks

about their adventuresamong the orangutansin Gunung Palung over

the past 30 years!

Come see their talk atthe Kauffman Centerfor the Performing

Arts, Kansas City, MOon June 4th!

Visit the NAT GEO LIVE

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Wendi Tamariska giving his acceptance speech at theWhitley Award Ceremony in London, May 2019. Click here to see the full speech on the GPOCP

YouTube channel.

I want to thank GPOCP for nominating me for thisaward, and thank all of those who support GPOCP toenable our work in the field. This is only the first stepfor us to start something bigger for the survival oforangutans and their habitat around Gunung PalungNational Park.

website to learn thetour dates and

locations, and comehear about orangutan

conservation first-hand.

RememberingGreat Apes

Remembering GreatApes is the third book

in the highlyacclaimed

Remembering Wildlifeseries of charity booksand has been editedby Ian Redmond and

features a foreword byDr. Jane Goodall. Thebook is full of beautifulimages donated by 72

top wildlifephotographers

including Tim Laman,Anup Shah, Art Wolfe,

Jonathan & AngelaScott and Michael

Poliza, with an aim toraise awareness of theplight facing gorillas,

chimpanzees, bonobosand orangutans. Theproceeds from this

book directly protectthese

magnificent greatapes!

Remembering GreatApes, check it out

here

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Wendi Tamariska meeting Ian Redmond at anetworking event hosted by The Whitley Fund for

Nature in London. Photo credit GPOCP.

With the support from the Whitley Fund for Nature,the Arcus Foundation, and Sir David Attenborough(Check out his narrated video of our project!), I amlooking forward to expanding our work andcollaborations with all those who want to preserveorangutans in Kalimantan. With this award we areplanning to expand our sustainable livelihoods work inmore villages surrounding Gunung Palung NationalPark.

While only in London for 10 days, I saw first hand howthe city values its history. It was quite a cultural

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difference from the tropical rainforests of Borneo, butI thoroughly enjoyed seeing some of London's treasures- especially it's historical buildings and castles. I wasalso able to visit the Natural History Museum, hundredsof years old but still beautifully maintained and a busyhub for activity.

The large gardens on almost every corner of the citywere also quite impressive. These parks offer aperfect place for recreation and for people tosocialize. Road infrastructure, public transportationand even facilities for people with disabilities are alldesigned to make life easier for pedestrians, motoristsand cyclists. Surprisingly, I did not witness even onetraffic jam because everyone actually stops at a redlight!

HRH, Princess Anne, presenting the Whitley Award toWendi Tamariska, Sustainable Livelihoods Manager.

Photos credit Whitley Fund for Nature.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to London and Iam extremely honored and grateful to the WhitleyFund for their support. Now that I am back inKetapang, I am looking forward to getting started onmaking an even bigger impact on orangutanconservation!

Fulfilling My Dreams in BorneoBy Tori Bakley, GPOCP Research Assistant

My name is Tori Bakley, and I am a recent graduatefrom Florida State University and the new volunteerresearch assistant with GPOCP! I have had a specialinterest in orangutans and the rainforests of Borneosince I first learned about them on the Animal PlanetTV channel when I was 10 years old. Since then, my

interest in orangutans and Bornean biodiversity hasonly grown. Like the wonderful umbrella species theyare, my curiosity about orangutans led to me learningabout other Bornean species, like slow lorises, glidingfrogs, dipterocarp trees, and hornbills. To me, itseemed as though the most enchanting and impressivespecies resided within the coasts of this giant island,and it has been my goal to come here and see themwith my own eyes.

Tori Bakely helping inventory botanical samples in thelab at Cabang Panti Research Station.

I arrived in Indonesia on January 13th, two days aftermy 22nd birthday, and have spent the last four monthsat Cabang Panti Research Station in Gunung PalungNational Park. The forests are incredible and I couldexplore them all day (and some days I do!). I cannothelp but acknowledge that I expected there to be a lotmore wild spaces and local biodiversity in Borneo thanthere is outside of the national park. In the small townof Ketapang, where the GPOCP office is located,wildlife is sparse and primarily found in the local cityforest and in other protected spaces. Most specieshave been pushed out of their natural ranges, andeven the density of species within the national park ismuch smaller than it would be if the edges of the parkwere not so distinct. It starkly points out theimportance of protecting the remaining wildlife andforests of Borneo.

An avid bird enthusiast, Tori has an excellent eye andmanaged to get a beautiful shot of this juvenile BrownWood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) while out searching

for orangutans.

In Gunung Palung National Park, the trees stretch highinto the sky and their branches are commonly adornedwith hornbills, gliding lizards, and giant squirrels.Lianas drape across the trails and often providesupport while crossing rivers and stepping acrosspneumatophores in the peat swamp. Mushroomssprout in the most surprising shapes, colors, andformations, and some even make the forest floor glowin the dark. Every day I see something that I havenever seen before.

Tori has enthusiasm for all the creatures in the forestand this photo with her amphibious friend was quite

popular on Indonesian social media! Photos credit ToriBakley.

I have another 7 months left to explore the forests ofGunung Palung and the creatures that dwell within. Sofar this experience has been a dream and I love that Iget to call Borneo home!

Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program (GPOCP) http://saveGPorangutans.org savegporangutans@gmail.com

Orangutan Photographs © Tim Laman

All other photographs © GPOCP

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