Archive for July, 2011

First radio-collaring of Bornean slow loris in wildlife sanctuary

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Appeared July 18, 2011
Published in The Borneo Post

From Stephanie Stowell, Earth Expeditions Borneo II course instructor:
“Check it out! Borneo II EEers on the front page of the Borneo Post. The DGFC is getting a ton of press out of this first-ever collaring of a slow loris. Pretty cool to have been there when it all went down. Half of our group was out on a night hike with DGFC staff when the slow loris was spotted. One of the DGFC guys ripped off his shoes and scrambled up the tree to get him and brought him back to the lab. Everyone got a chance to see “Krik” in the lab and then they closed the door while they did all the measurements and fitted him with his new necklace. Pretty amazing experience….wanted to share!”

Download PDF article from The Bornean Press.

Miami University returns for their Global Field Program

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Appeared June 2011
Published in “The Jungle Times,” independent newsletter of Danau Girang Field Centre

For the last 2 weeks in June, 2 groups of 20/21 students from the Global Field Program (GFP) visited DGFC for a field expedition focusing on Primate Conservation.

Download the PDF article from The Jungle Times. To see all back issues of the DGFC newsletter, please vist them online.

Cody teachers “inspired” by World Community Conference

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Appeared January 21, 2011
Published online on the Park County School District #6 website

Ask any of the several hundred participants in the January 8, 2011 World Community Conference at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden what inspires them. Likely you’ll receive several hundred different answers – yet they all have something in common.

Download the PDF article on Gerber and Cappiello and read the article on the web

Former Grayslake Central teacher back from Borneo jungle

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Appeared July 14, 2011
Published in the Lake County News-Sun

Elephants and crocodiles and orangutans! Oh my!

Former Grayslake Central High School teacher Katie Titus Larson recently returned to the U.S. after spending about two weeks in tropical Borneo for a graduate primate conservation course and encountered a variety of animals.

Download the PDF article on Larson and read the article on the web