Charlie Rose Science Series
Click here to watch previous episodes of the Charlie Rose Science Series
04/12/2000
Birute M.F. Galdikas
A discussion with Birute M.F. Galdikas
Keywords:
A discussion with author and primatologist Birute M.F. Galdikas about her book "Orangutan Odyssey" and her role at the Orangutan Foundation International.
Birute M.F. Galdikas
Dr. Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas is a primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author of several books relating to the endangered species orangutan. Well known in the field of modern primatology, Galdikas is recognized as an authority on orangutans.
Galdikas, along with fellow 'Angel' Jane Goodall, and preeminent field biologist George Schaller, became recipients of Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement laureates in 1997 for their groundbreaking field research and lifetime contributions to the advancement of environmental science.
Dr. Galdikas is currently a professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, and 'Professor Extraordinaire' at Indonesia's Universitas Nasional in Jakarta. She is also president of the Orangutan Foundation International in Los Angeles, California.
Source-Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birute_Galdikas
Dr. Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas is a primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author of several books relating to the endangered species orangutan. Well known in the field of modern primatology, Galdikas is recognized as an authority on orangutans.
Galdikas, along with fellow 'Angel' Jane Goodall, and preeminent field biologist George Schaller, became recipients of Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement laureates in 1997 for their groundbreaking field research and lifetime contributions to the advancement of environmental science.
Dr. Galdikas is currently a professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, and 'Professor Extraordinaire' at Indonesia's Universitas Nasional in Jakarta. She is also president of the Orangutan Foundation International in Los Angeles, California.
Source-Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birute_Galdikas
DVD
Charlie Rose DVDs on Amazon.
Charlie Rose DVDs on Amazon.
Audio
Audio available through Audible.com.
Audio available through Audible.com.
Transcripts
Transcripts available through Voxant.
Transcripts available through Voxant.