Biruté Mary Galdikas, a Canadian scientist who dedicated her life to the study and conservation of orangutans, has died. She ...
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the ...
Along with Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, Biruté Galdikas, 79, made ground-breaking discoveries about one of humankind’s ...
In the early 1970s, orangutans occupied an ambiguous place in science. They were known to exist, of course, but remained ...
LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement today marks the passing of Birutė Galdikas, an internationally renowned anthropologist, primatologist, and ...
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement today marks the passing ...
Biruté Galdikas, 80 years old, an animal scientist and anthropologist who revealed the mysterious ecology of orangutans ...
He was euthanized after veterinary specialists discovered multiple liver masses consistent with cancer. Jambu called Como Zoo home for nearly 30 years and lived with his longtime companion, Markisa.