Amanka is a word from one of the languages used by people living in the rural north west of Uganda.
Fleur Butcher is an Australian zoo keeper and primate enrichment
expert. She began her animal enrichment career at Perth Zoo,
working with Australian fauna and then primates. In 1996, she
travelled to Borneo as a volunteer assisting at an Orangutan
Reintroduction Centre in East Kalimantan. Today, Fleur works as a
primate keeper at Melbourne Zoo and is one of Australia's most
experienced orangutan caregivers. She is also an enrichment advisor
for the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation in Indonesia.
Debby Cox AM is an Australian conservationist, animal behaviour
expert, zookeeper and qualified vet nurse. Formerly a senior
primate keeper at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Debby has worked around
the world - especially in Africa - to save wildlife and wild places
from the impact of human beings. She was instrumental in creating
the world-renowned Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, near
Entebbe, Uganda, and the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation
Centre in the Republic of Congo. In 2009, Debby received the Member
of the Order of Australia in recognition for her conservation
efforts, especially her chimpanzee conservation work with the Jane
Goodall Institute (JGI). Today, she continues her chimp
conservation work, representing JGI in countries like Liberia and
Burundi.
Bruno Djakou was born in the Cameroon capital, Yaounde. Growing up
with a passion for animals, when he was only 17, Bruno got a job as
a gorilla caregiver at the Mefou Primate Sanctuary, run by the
Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund (later renamed Ape Action Africa). Bruno
worked with orphaned western lowland gorillas at the sanctuary for
the next decade, before moving to Australia. He now lives in Sydney
with his family.
Ruben Gralki is a master zookeeper and Deputy Head Keeper Primates
at Zoo Berlin in Germany. A great ape specialist, Ruben began his
caregiving career at Zoo Berlin in 1994 and has been working with
primates since 1997. In 2010, he completed a Masters in Zookeeping
at Leipzig and is considered by many to be a leading authority on
the husbandry and enrichment of great apes in human care.
Khalfan Kikwarley is a local guide working for the Tanzanian Parks
Authority. He is basedat Gombe National Park on the shore of Lake
Tanganyika. Khalfan has lived in Gombe most of his life and has
known Dr. Jane Goodall since he was only seven years old. He has
worked with the chimpanzees of Gombe for more than twenty
years.
Yvonne Levenston is a contemporary artist, based in Sydney. Her
work promotes an appreciation of biodiversity and nature through
the power of wildlife imagery, in particular threatened species and
especially the great apes. Yvonne draws, paints, prints and sculpts
her subjects, exploring new artistic outcomes by combining
traditional and experimental methods of art form.
Dr. Fred Nizeyimana is a Ugandan veterinarian specialising in great
apes. He studied at Makerere University and participated in
mountain gorilla research projects funded by Gorilla Doctors. After
graduating in 2005, Dr. Fred worked as acting project manager for
the Kibale Eco-health Project in Uganda's Kibale National Park. In
2007, he volunteered at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary and
was later promoted to the role of sanctuary manmanager and
veterinarian. Dr. Fred joined Gorilla Doctors in 2010 and currently
serves as a field veterinarian in Uganda, performing routine health
checks and interventions on mountain gorillas in the Mgahinga and
Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks.
Dr. Anton Nurcahyo is the Deputy CEO of the Borneo Orangutan
Survival Foundation. He holds a PhD in Biological Anthropology and
a Bachelor's Degree in Forestry. He has worked in several
conservation roles, including Biologist at the Wildlife
Conservation Society, Indonesia Program, Coordinator Orangutan
Conservation for the Nature Conservancy, and Orangutan
Reintroduction Program Manager for Borneo Orangutan Survival
Foundation in Central Kalimantan. In his research work Anton has
studied a number of ape species including agile gibbons, siamangs
and, of course, orangutans. In 2017, he was an integral part of the
scientific team that identified and classified a new orangutan
species - the Tapanuli orangutan.
Stany Nyandwi was born in the small African country, Burundi.
Today, he is a chimp carer, educator and conservation worker and he
has served with the Jane Goodall Institute for more than three
decades. Stany's outstanding knowledge, empathy and kinship with
chimps enable him to bond with these complex apes in ways few can
hope to replicate. Such is his reputation and ability, fellow chimp
experts - including Dr. Jane Goodall - refer to him as the
"Chimpanzee Whisperer." Stany has worked with chimps in sanctuaries
and zoos across Africa and in Europe, Australia and the USA. In
2020, Stany and Dr. Jane Goodall were featured in a multi
award-winning short documentary film called Pant Hoot.
Richard Reens is an award-winning American film director and
photographer. Since the age of ten, Richard has been shooting and
developing his own pictures. Discovered by Neiman Marcus and Estee
Lauder, his commercial career was launched when he was only 18
years old. His photographs have been featured in international
publications including Allure, Amica, Glamour and Marie Claire. In
2001, he was named one of the top 15 photographers in the world by
Archive Magazine. His commercial directing experience includes
award-winning advertising campaigns for Mercedes Benz, Hummer,
Sony, and 7UP. In 2019, Richard filmed his debut documentary, Pant
Hoot, featuring Stany Nyandwi and Dr. Jane Goodall. Pant Hoot went
onto win multiple film awards including best short documentary at
the San Diego International Film Festival.
Elke Schwierz is a German primate keeper and husbandry specialist.
She began working at the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in Cuc
Phuong, Vietnam in 2002. In 2007, she began working for Zoo Leipzig
in Germany and continued to work at EPRC as a part of Zoo Leipzig's
keeper training program. Fluent in Vietnamese, Elke share her
outstanding expertise with local centre staff. She has rescued and
overseen the rehabilitation of some of the rarest primates on
earth, including Vietnam's endangered gibbon species.
Jacqui Sunderland-Groves is a UK-born researcher and great ape
ecologist, currently working for the University of British Columbia
in Canada. Holding a Master of Philosophy in Conservation Biology,
Jacqui has worked in west-central Africa and Asia since 1995,
specializing in great ape ecology, conservation-related research,
wild reintroductions and management of complex conservation
programs. Jacqui's earlier research focused on the distribution,
ecology and conservation of Cross River gorillas in Cameroon, where
she established a long-term research and conservation project. More
recently, her work extended to the BOS Foundation in Indonesia,
where she assisted with the reintroduction of Bornean orangutans in
Kalimantan.
Dr. Maryos Tandang has worked as a vet for Borneo Orangutan
Survival Foundation since 2009. He studied at Gadjah Mada
University, Yogjakarta, Indonesia and while he primarily works with
orangutans and other wildlife at the BOSF Nyaru Menteng sanctuary,
he also treats domestic animals belonging to local people, such as
dogs and cats as well as larger livestock. Maryos is an active
member of the IUCN Red List of plants, specialising in the orchid
species of Kalimantan. He and his family are recognised cultural
artists in Central Kalimantan and have performed in international
choir competitions in Indonesia, Belgium, The Netherlands, France,
Spain, South Korea and Thailand.
Holly Thompson is a senior
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