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Birth •Was born in Wiesbaden, west Germany •On may 10th, 1946 to Anatas and Filomena Galdikas Benefits •Saving Orangutans •Saving the Rainforest •Giving people jobs so they don’t do mining illegally Husband •Married Rod Brindamour but the marriage ended when rod left the jungle Steps Taken •In 1969 Galdikas went to a lecture at UCLA by Louis Leakey •Louis Leakey and his wife Mary Leakey had found many rare fossils in East Africa, Then in the 1960s he helped launch important research Environmental Goals •Birute Galdikas really wanted to study Orangutans but some of her professors said it couldn’t be done •She wanted to save up her money to go to the forests of southeast Asia Early Interest •As Galdikas kept going through College she decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. •As she kept studying studies of human evolution and social development she was interested by the world’s apes Kids •Had one child named Binti •Binti means “ small bird “ •Was born in 1976 Honors •RETA Humanitarian award – 1990 •Officer of the order of Canada •Tyler Prize for environmental Award •United Nations Global 500 environment Award •Chico Mendes Conservation Award - 1992 Birute Galdikas Galdikas Corey's picture.jpg Works Cited “Birute Galdikas.” Biography Today: Environmental Leaders. 2001. “About our President, Birute Galdikas” Orangutan Foundation International. 20078 May 2008 <http://www.Orangutan.org /aboutourpresident.php Pictures Cited http://www.orangutan.org/