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Archive for August, 2009

Want to work with elephants? - be a volunteer in Sumatra

Satwa Sumatra Elephant Ecolodge, in conjunction with Way Kambas Elephant Conservation Centre, announces the 2009 “Volunteer Elephant Package”. The package offers you a week of being an elephant carer. You will bathe, feed, play and ride your elephant. You will be expected to be useful and will work hard as the mahouts [...]

Our orangutan trip - wonderful time thanks

My family had a wonderful time at Tanjung Puting National Park and we wish to thank Herry, and the Rimba orangutan eco-lodge staff as well as Alan and Meryl for our successful trip. We saw big Tom and all the girls at camp leakey. We especially loved the more nervous wild male orangutan [...]

Ecolodges Indonesia Chair honoured at the University of Edinburgh

by Steve Noakes
In July 2009 Dr Alan Wilson, the Chairman of the Board of Ecolodges Indonesia was honoured at the University of Edinburgh with an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor honoris causa - ‘for the sake of the honour’).  Dr Wilson is also Chairman, Indonesia International Rural and Agricultural Development Foundation.
The Award recognises his lifetime of service [...]

Udayana Eco Lodge - A Beacon of Sustainability

Tucked away at the edge of the campus grounds of the Udayana University on 35 hectares of hilly bushland is the Udayana Eco Lodge, home to more than 50 species of birds and 60 species of butterflies.