[3] It is a project of Wildlife Conservation International (WCI), a non-profit registered Australian environmental organization with affiliates and chapters in Canada, USA, EU and New Zealand.
The organization receives funding through public donations, community events, membership fees, orphan orangutan 'adoptions', and grants.
[4] In 2006, the organization secured an additional $92,000 from the RNHP to extend the protection efforts to include other species such as the Sumatran elephant and tiger.
He holds a Master of Science from Curtin University, Western Australia, for research on the welfare of orangutans.
[10] It addresses issues facing fragmented orangutan populations, including rescue, rehabilitation, and release programs, as well as forest habitat protection, regeneration, education, research, and local community partnerships.