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Education •Birute attended public school In the Toronto area until 1962 She wrote an autobiography called Reflection of Enda Benefits to the Environment •She made contributions for the margent to the proposed park •She brought aromatics changes Steps Taken •When her family moved she went to college to study natural sciences. •She earned her bachelors degree. •She spoke to Dr. Louis Leakey and spoke with him about her desire to study orangutans Environmental Issues •Orangutans are endangered •She is trying to help protect the orangutans •There aren’t a whole lot left Challenges •They built their homes in the jungle. Goals •One of her goals were to protect the orangutans •She had to kill animals that would attack the orangutans Works Cited “About Our President Dr. Birute M.F. Galdikas.” Orangutan Foundation International. 2007. 8 May 2008 <http://www.orangutang.org/aboutarepresident.php>. “Birute Galdikas 1946.” Biography Today Scientists and Inventors Series. 2001. orangutan_inset_karen.jpg poster large.jpg