Ocean · Raja Ampat
“Nature Protects Me Because I Protect It.”
Konstantinus SaleoConservationist, Community Leader & Dayan Dive Homestay Owner
Stories about animals, told by the people who lived them.
From Borneo’s forests to Raja Ampat’s reefs.
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“It takes passion to dedicate your life to a species most people never think about.”
Told byDr Biruté Mary Galdikas
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Forest · Tanjung Puting
“Together, we can share these stories with the world and inspire the next generation to protect the wildlife and the places we all love.”
ArifTour Guide and Founder of Orangutan Applause
Forest · Tanjung Puting
“When I was a child, we Dayak people hunted orangutans to eat. Our lives depended on nature and we didn't see orangutans as particularly important creatures.”
Pak LajuFormer Ranger
Forest · Tanjung Puting
“Most injuries are indirectly caused by humans, like starvation due to habitat loss.”
Dr KetutVeterinarian, Orangutan Foundation International
Forest · Tanjung Puting
“We mustn’t allow ourselves to be duped or succumb to a cognitive dissonance whereby we just switch off from it. We have to care because ultimately it will all come back to us.”
RuthPhD Candidate & Researcher
For every animal, there are countless stories. Many have never been shared beyond the teller's own community.
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