Before the year comes to an end, we decided to check in with the winners of PEN’s Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest to see how they put their prize money to use and how winning the contest enabled them to continue…
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Project Updates from the Prize Winners of PEN’s Storytelling Contest
Tagged with: Aline Oliveira Santos, Brazil, Indonesia, Instituto Pri-Matas para a Conservação da Biodiversidade, Madagascar, Maholy Ravaloharimanitra, PEN Contest Winners, Primate Connections, ProFauna Indonesia, Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest, Swasti Mukti, The Aspinall Foundation Madagascar
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Primate Education in Indonesia: PEN Prize Winner Mathilde Chanvin
PEN’s Lessons Learned Challenge Prize Contest Winner Mathilde Chanvin was awarded $250 USD (with support from Eric Losh Illustration) for her primate education efforts in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Read Mathilde’s updates from the field below to learn how our support helped her to lead an end of…
Introducing the winners of PEN’s Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest!
We are proud to announce and congratulate the finalists of our Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest. The winners are Aline Oliveira Santos, Maholy Ravaloharimanitra, and Swasti Mukti! They will be awarded $250 USD (with support from Primate Connections) for their primate education efforts.…
Tagged with: Africa, Aline Oliveira Santos, Asia, Brazil, Indonesia, Instituto Pri-Matas para a Conservação da Biodiversidade, Latin America, Madagascar, Maholy Ravaloharimanitra, Patricia Mie Matsuo, ProFauna Indonesia, Regional Coordinators, SIlver Birungi James, Southeast Asia, Storytelling, Storytelling Challenge Prize Contest, Swasti Mukti, The Aspinall Foundation Madagascar, Thirza Loffeld
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Tangkoko Conservation Education Programme: Learn from nature, act for nature!
The purpose of the Tangkoko Conservation Education Programme is to preserve the flora and fauna of Sulawesi, especially in the Tangkoko-Duasaudara-Batuangus Nature Reserves. The Tangkoko-Duasudara Nature Reserve in North Sulawesi, Indonesia is home to the endemic crested macaque (Macaca nigra),…
Tagged with: Indonesia, Macaque, Old World Monkeys, Primate Educators, Sulawesi, Tangkoko Conservation Education Programme
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Slow Loris Pride Days is a BIG Success
Greetings from Little Fireface Project’s (LFP) mountain perch in lovely West Java, Indonesia! We are entering the second year of our field studies concerning the Javan slow loris. We are getting better acquainted with the local primate (human and loris!) populations…
Tagged with: Indonesia, Java, Julia Hill, Little Fireface Project, Primate Educators, Slow loris, Slow Loris Pride Days
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PEN Celebrates Slow Loris Pride Days
This week, the Little Fireface Project is hosting Slow Loris Pride Days in Cipaganti, West Java, Indonesia. They are organizing school visits, a kite flying contest, children’s parade, adult football tournament, and an official closing ceremony with traditional music. Slow…
Tagged with: Indonesia, Java, Little Fireface Project, Primate Educators, Regional Coordinator, Slow loris, Slow Loris Pride Days, Thirza Loffeld
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PEN Expands in Latin America and Indonesia
This month, PEN welcomed four new members to our team in Colombia, Mexico, Sumatra, and Java. We are excited to build our presence and impact in areas of the world where we are already working in Latin America and Indonesia.…
Tagged with: Advisors, Colombia, Indonesia, Java, Latin America, Latin America, Mexico, North America, Primate Education Network, Regional Coordinators, Sumatra
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January Educator of the Month: Harry Hilser
We are thrilled to announce our first Educator of the Month in 2013! Please join us in congratulating Harry Hilser, Field Programme Manager with Selamatkan Yaki. Special thanks to Thirza Loffeld for this nomination and blog post. Harry Hilser is…
Tagged with: Education, Educator of the Month, Indonesia, Macaque, Old World Monkeys, Primate Education Network, Primates, Selamattkan Yaki, Sulawesi
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