The projects at Orangutan Foundation International and the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust have the same goal: to enable the orphaned animals to rejoin their counterparts in the wild. "These orphans grow up so differently than wild orangutans, but as long as they feel loved they'll have the confidence they'll need later in life." And it also highlights the danger of what we are doing as humans in terms of the rest of the life on the planet." "I think this particular project is extremely important and well worth doing because, number one, it highlights a couple of ladies whose courage and dedication really should be trumpeted. "You get calls to do narrations - lots of them - and then once in a while a project comes along that, to use an over-used word, resonates," notes Freeman. But on the other hand, those forests are disappearing."Īcademy Award® winning actor Morgan Freeman narrates the IMAX® film Born to be Wild 3D. Clearly, without the support of the government, I would not have been able to work in Kalimantan, which is Indonesian Borneo, for 40 years like I have. "But on the other hand, they are making so much money off these forests, especially off palm oil plantations, that it's very easy to destroy those forests and make money. They do want to protect tropical rainforests," the doctor explains. "On one hand, they do want to protect orangutan populations. Galdikis says her project in a remote Indonesian jungle demonstrates why it is important for governments and businesses to understand the impact of development on wildlife habitats. These are the lucky ones who survive."ĭr. Their mothers have been killed and their forest home cut down. "All these orangutans are here for one reason. The film hops the globe to Borneo (in the south pacific) where Birute Mary Galdikis has a similar nursery for orphaned baby orangutans. Biruté Mary Galdikas, cradles her wild-born infant in Indonesia's Tanjung Puting National Park, one of the exotic locations featured in the IMAX® film Born to be Wild 3D.
A rehabilitated orangutan released two years ago by Dr.
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