Orangutan SSP Husbandry Workshop

This workshop will focus on the care and management of the orangutan in captivity.  The workshop will bring together orangutan caregivers, managers, researchers, and field biologists to share and disseminate the most current information on husbandry, conservation, and emergent issues pertaining to captive and wild populations of orangutans.

The Orangutan SSP^© Husbandry Workshop Planning Committee invites you to bring videos, photos or other documentation of your facility and orangutans for sharing and discussion during and between sessions.

The workshop registration fee covers all morning/afternoon breaks, lunches, and dinners over the three days, as well as the workshop t-shirt.  An icebreaker will be held on the first night, and a silent auction will be held on the final evening during the closing banquet with all proceeds to benefit the Orangutan Conservancy (OC).  The workshop will be held in conjunction with the Orangutan SSP^© Masterplan meetings* which will take place on Sunday, August 30, 2009 (*the master plan meeting is open ONLY to steering committee members and designated SSP Institutional Representatives (IRs)) prior to the workshops start on Monday, August 31, 2009.