Orangutans
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- June
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Want to meet the leading world authority on orangutans? If so, Willie Smits, an internationally known conservationist, will be speaking tomorrow at The Wainwright House in Rye. Smits will be speaking about his book, “Thinkers of the Jungle: The Orangutan Report.” The book covers the plight of orangutans in Indonesia.
Here’s a video of orangutans.
From the announcement about Smits’ appearance:
“Thinkers of the Jungle is a unique documentation of an exceptional and very special endangered species’ way of life, based on the very latest research on the subject. The book features previously unpublished photographic material as well as the findings of new scientific research on protecting the climate, the environment, and the orangutan.Thinkers of the Jungle also reveals the story of Dr. Willie Smits, a man who evolved from a protector of orangutans to a protector of the climate. Dr. Smits’ efforts in the preservation and rejuvenation of the orangutans’ natural habitat is what has made him such a special man. With his profound knowledge in forestry, he has initiated an up-to-now matchless project when he in 2000 presented the idea to revive burnt down and dead areas with new rain forest. Soon thereafter, the Orangutan Survival Foundation acquired destroyed forest areas near the town of Samboja in Borneo, and the invention of a distinct mold containing a micro-biological accelerator of growth resembling the natural composition of rain forest soil enabled Smits to replant the area with different plants initially cultured in his tree nursery. The results were staggering and successful.”
The event is free and suitable for those 12 and older. It will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Books will be available for purchase. To register, call 914-967-6080 pr go to the Web site.
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Mike Risinit covers Patterson and Kent in Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and the Great Swamp. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.
