[wildtrade] Two volunteer opportunities in Indonesia (Orang utan)

[Vern Weitzel]

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Subject: 	Two volunteer opportunities in Indonesia
Date: 	Sun, 3 Jan 2010 10:25:15 +1000
From: 	Steve Noakes <steve at pacificasiatourism.org>
To: 	<"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@anu.edu.au>



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*#1: IDEALIST.ORG:* Every day Idealist helps 70,000 people around the
world turn their good intentions into action. www.Idealist.org
<http://www.Idealist.org>

A new opportunity has arisen with  Orangutan Foundation International
<http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Org/140075-11> to work as
an assistant to Dr. Galdikas - a well-known primatologist specializing
in orangutan research who has devoted the last thirty-eight years to the
study and protection of wild orangutans. http://drbirute.com/   As the
President of Orangutan Foundation International, she is responsible for
220 Indonesian employees, 350 orphan orangutans, 6,000 wild orangutans,
and 1,800 square miles of protected forest. The administrative offices
of OFI are in Los Angeles, where a full-time Administrative Director and
a part-time bookkeeper are employed. In addition to her work with OFI,
Dr. Galdikas teaches part time at Simon Fraser University. The one year
task is to help manage her communications with all stakeholders.

http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Internship/146724-137/c

*# 2: Orangutan Summer in Borneo Volunteer Program*
**
The volunteer program will take place at sites in Kalimantan Tengah
(Central Indonesian Borneo) in the general vicinity of Pangkalan Bun.

Volunteer projects will take place at one of the following sites:

* The Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ)
* The Dayak village of Pasir Panjang
* Camp Leakey
* Park Guard Posts
* Plant nursery facilities

For more details, please go to:
http://www.volunteerabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/73542

Thanks

Steve Noakes
Director, Pacific Asia Tourism Pty Ltd
P.O. Box 7855, Gold Coast 9726, Australia
steve at pacificasiatourism.org <mailto:steve at pacificasiatourism.org>;
www.pacificasiatourism.org <http://www.pacificasiatourism.org>

Director: www.ecolodgesindonesia.com <http://www.ecolodgesindonesia.com>
Founding Partner: www.oceaniatourismalliance.net
<http://www.oceaniatourismalliance.net>

Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, Australia

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