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March 25, 2026 08:43 ET | Source: Tyler Prize

Tyler Prize Laureate Birutė Galdikas, Pioneer of Orangutan Conservation, Dies at 79

Tyler Prize laureate Birutė Galdikas, pioneering orangutan researcher and conservationist, has died at 79, leaving a lasting environmental legacy.