Our Primate Family by Lou Grossfeldt

Lou Grossfeldt Vice President of Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia has always wanted to work with animals. Today she is one of Australia’s leading experts on primate husbandry and care. Lou has spent more than two decades working to help save our primate family from extinction, and today she supervises the African primate division at Taronga Zoo which includes managing some of mankind’s closest relatives, the Chimpanzees and Gorillas.

In this book Our Primate Family, Lou shares her remarkable stories with award-winning writer David Blissett. You’ll travel from the stunning rainforests of Borneo and Vietnam, to the vanishing wilderness of Madagascar and Uganda, then to one of the world’s most iconic zoos. You’ll read about the refugees of the forest and meet some notable members of the family.

Jane Goodall PhD, DBE  Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace in her foreword says:

‘I have known and admired Lou since 2008. When I visit Australia I always look forward to spending time with Lou. She has so many stories to share, stories that will fascinate and often enlighten those who read this book. It is my hope that many people will read and enjoy these stories. And that this will encourage them to join the growing band of those of us who care and help us to make a positive difference for primates, and all living things.’

Jane Goodall Institute Australia CEO Nancy Moloney says Grossfeldt is “absolutely a leader in her field here in Australia”.

Taronga director Cameron Kerr says “Her commitment, knowledge and skill place her at the forefront of global efforts to create a sustainable future for wildlife and people”.