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Reasons or Need -Orangutans are very rare -Only lives in the wild in Indonesia -Rain forest home was being destroyed by illegal logging, poaching, and other acts Environmental Goals -Make sure orangutans don’t become extinct -Preserve habitat for orangutans Environmental Issue/Cause -Save orangutans in the wild and their habitats Early Interests -Went hiking, camping, fishing -Experimented with different things -Interested in reading at young age -Decided to be an explorer in 2nd grade Education -Went to the University of California in Los Angeles -(UCLA) Birth -Born on May 10, 1946 -Born in Wiesbaden, West Germany Birute Galdikas Orangutan.jpg yuitfyiyufi.jpg bbbbbbbbbbbb.jpg 45654ey654e.jpg ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.jpg Steps Taken - Wrote about her exp. with orangutans in national Geographics - 1978, completed a Ph.D. dissertaton on orangutan behavarior - Helped lead a campaign to convince Indonesian Government to make Tanjung puting preserve a national park ppp.jpg llllllll.jpg