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Pongo Congress Award attributed to outstanding Indonesian Conservationist, May 2010
Panut Hadisiswoyo will attend, with this support, to the XXIII Congress of the International Primatological Society in Kyoto (September 2010), Japan. Together with colleagues, they will give a presentation focusing on the (positive and negative) effects of wildlife tourism on a wild and semi-wild orangutan population in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia.


First Pongo TV Spot produced by Pecto Productions, April 2010.
The TV Spot is composed of authentic wild footage filmed by Madeleine Hardus and can be viewed on YouTube.


Pongo Foundation starts fundraising for the campaign "Theatre in the Forest", March 2010.
To read more click here.


Orangutan study by Pongo members is classified in the Top 100 discoveries of 2009, January 2010.
The publication of the newest data on orangutan communicative abilities in the wild (New & Events, August 2009) is considered in the 58th position among the ideas and breakthroughs that are reshaping our understanding of the world. To read more click here.


Pongo Foundation formally created the Pongo Congress Award for Indonesian individuals, January 2010.
With this award the foundation is committed in providing Indonesian students, researchers and conservationists with the opportunity to exchange expertise with international scientists, stimulating the quality of their work to meet international and scientific standards. To see application process, click here.