Dr Susan CHEYNE

Vice-Chair, IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group Section on Small Apes

Susan has worked in SE Asia since 1997 and in Indonesia since 2002. She received her PhD from the University of Cambridge on primate ecology and conservation looking into the illegal pet trade of gibbons and studying the rehabilitation and reintroduction successes of these threatened apes. As co-director of Borneo Nature Foundation International, she leads a team working on the conservation of primates and wild cats using camera trap technology to understand the movement, distribution and conservation status of these threatened cats.  As vice-chair for the IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section on Small Apes, she is responsible for overseeing the conservation efforts for all 20 species of gibbons and siamang, working with stakeholders across SE Asia and around the world. She is passionate about working with local communities for establishing protected areas and for reaching out through conservation education to people around the world.