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Orangutan Foundation Took Part in "The Great Ape Debate" (Thurs 30th April) |
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Sunday, 31 May 2009 14:39 |
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Founder and Director of Orangutan Foundation, Ashley Leiman OBE, was invited to be one of the guest speakers at The Great Ape Debate at the Linnean Society in London. Ashley spoke in the debate:
"Is rehabilitation and reintroduction of rescued captive animals a viable way of conserving Orang-utans or would resources be better spent on the purchase, protection and recreation of their natural habitats?"
Experts are divided in their opinions, and this forum, consisting of conservation experts, scientists and local conservationists, pooled their views and opened the debate to the floor in what was a passionate, intriguing and lively discussion. The debate was chaired by The Earl of Cranbrook, with Dr David Chivers (Cambridge University) and John Burton (World Land Trust) introducing the discussion.
Whilst it was called a debate, the objective was to air opinions and not necessarily draw a conclusion. There was a good media presence and you can read Simon Barnes' review of the event on Times Online here.
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