Agency:.Produced by Omni Film Productions Ltd. in association with the National Film Board and other partners. Study guide available.

Director, Jack Silberman ; producer, Christian Bruyère, Ian Herring, George Johnson ; executive producer, Michael Chechik ; script, Andrew Gardner ; camera, Bill Schmalz ; sound, Jim Ursulak ; editing, Janice Brown ; music, Michael Conway Baker.

Narration, Andrew Gardner ; participation, Birute Galdikas.

Recorded 1998.

The world's largest tree-dwelling primate, the endangered orangutan has been the victim of poaching, the ape trade and habitat destruction. Dr. Biruté Galdikas has lived for over 35 years in the gruelling jungles of Borneo and Sumatra, fighting to save the orangutan. At first a passive observer, she soon became an activist researcher, rescuing orphaned victims of the ape trade, re-introducing captured orangutans into the wild and lobbying the Indonesian government to help protect these close relatives of humanity.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).