http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx(From Ann Curry, TODAY Anchor)Some scientists consider orangutans to be the world's most intelligent animal, second only to humans.  There is even evidence they have a kind of culture, passing down knowledge from generation to generation, and moreen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190517Mon, 14 May 2007 14:00:31 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190517avalee cohen, san diego, californiaCan you tell us how we can limit our use of palm oils? Maybe you could do a show about which food products, which oils, lotions, creams etc. use palm oil. Are the palm oil ingredients listed as palm oil, or by a scientific name that we might not recognize?http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190530Mon, 14 May 2007 14:19:01 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190530Sue Carames, West Palm Beach, FLIt sounds wonderful. I've not had the experience of handling an oranutan, but I can see the compassion you speak of in their eyes. Unfortunately, too many of us will probably, just like we do with the gas situation, think that "we" couldn't do anything about it anyway and ignore it until it's too late. So tell us Ann, what can one person do to help?http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190631Mon, 14 May 2007 16:23:31 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190631Bev Johnson, Oreland, PAThese animals are simply remarkable. How/where can we send monetary contributions, and does Ms. Droscher Nielsen need supplies of any kind? I would love to be one of the volunteers to work in the "nursery."http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190667Mon, 14 May 2007 17:04:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190667Megann Garber, Richmond, VAHi! I want to help! I want to do this Project for my silver award in girl scouts how can save the monkeys! I there a website that I can go to more infomation?http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190692Mon, 14 May 2007 17:28:49 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190692Gary Shapiro, Ph.D.As someone who has lived with and been involved with rehabilitating orangutans, I have only seen the problem worsen over the years. Education is the key. Indonesians must come to value their wildlife and the habitat that sustains them. We Americans cannot dictate this. It must come from within their own society. Well intended westerners can support organizations that are working cooperatively with the Indonesian government and people at the local level to promote sustainable alternatives to forest destruction and conversion to large scale agricultural estates at the expense of critical biodiversity.http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190743Mon, 14 May 2007 18:02:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190743Dylan Ferrero, Kerrville, TexasIn 1967-68, I served in the Peace Corps in Sarawak, Malaysia.(Borneo) I was fortunate enough to see some orangs in the wild. I went back in 2000 and visited an orang rescue site near my old school. There was some good work being done to preserve these gentle animals. Hopefullly through the work of concerned people, they can be saved from man's ever increasing "creeping civilization" as Mark Twain used to call it.http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190868Mon, 14 May 2007 19:37:37 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190868g.eglesias penn.Hi Ann Curry, The photos you took are fabulous. Thanks for informing us on how we can help save these adorable little orangutans. My favorite was number 12 on your slide show. I would love to fly out to Borneo and save him for myself.http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#190995Mon, 14 May 2007 21:57:13 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:190995H. Amritraj, Calabasas, CAI would greatly appreciate the name of the sanctuary and the way to contact them. I have the time to volunteer and usually visit that part of the world at least once a year.http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#191037Mon, 14 May 2007 23:11:47 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:191037Cheyenne Mtn. Zoo/Sean Anglum Colorado Springs, COAll of us at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are excited to see Ann's report on orangutans. And we're even more excited that the palm oil crisis was addressed. It is a real and serious problem, but with an achieveable solution. Purchase and use of products with sustainable palm oil, a product from sustainable palm plantations, is the beginning of that solution. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has a section of our website dedicated to the explaination of the palm oil problem relating to orangutans, along with resources to assist you in helping them. Go to www.cmzoo.org and click on "Protect Orangutans" link. We are an AZA accredited institution that is the steward of seven orangutans...we want this species to survive. Thank you.http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#191122Tue, 15 May 2007 01:38:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:191122Patty Fehn, Flower Mound, TexasWhile woking in Jakarta I took advantage to visit many areas of Indonesia. My most memorable was my trip to Borneo to visit the orangutans. As I remember they never sleep in the same nest, thus spending hours each day finding a new location and building a new nest. I had the pleasure of being at the camp when it was time to feed them. Like clockwork they appeared from the dense forest, babies clinging to their mothers to slurp the milk that was brought to them and eat as many bananas as they could get their hands on. Just loved it. Thanks for the memories and for bringing their plight to the eyes of the public. http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#191267Tue, 15 May 2007 12:39:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:191267LD, MarylandAnn, Congratulations on your 10 years at The Today Show! Your concern for others is responsible for bringing us stories we wouldn't have otherwise heard. We also appreciate that you recognize that yours is a family program. Thank you! http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#191296Tue, 15 May 2007 13:30:59 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:191296Elizabeth Stewart, Liberty Center, OhioYour show is fantastic. The chemistry between the entire cast & crew is perfection. Keep up the good work.http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#191564Tue, 15 May 2007 18:00:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:191564Candy DiPietro, Laurel, MarylandHow can we help these amazing animals? It broke my heart.http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#192615Wed, 16 May 2007 07:50:14 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:192615Michelle Desilets, Director BOS UK, London, EnglandThe project shown in the program was the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation's Nyaru Menteng Project, run by Lone Droscher Nielsen. It is funded by donations, which can be sent to BOS UK, 8 Temple Square, Aylesbury HP20 2QH England or visit the website to make an online donation. www.savetheorangutan.co.uk. Because of the costs associated with the large number of orangutans the project has rescued and now cares for, the center is in danger of being forced to close down due to lack of funding. Please won't you help save it?http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/05/13/190365.aspx#508414Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:41:24 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:508414Beverly Johnson Ann,  you are wonderful, I enjoy listening and watching you daily.  I loved your trip to the South Pole, GREAT JOB.   God Bless you.