Surrogate ‘Parent’ of the Maleo
Mobius Tanari’s encounter with the maleo bird 18 years ago led him to on the path to his life’s main mission. Mobius, 52, is determined to rescue the endemic Sulawesian species from under the shadow of extinction.
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Mobius Tanari
Mobius Tanari’s encounter with the maleo bird 18 years ago led him to on the path to his life’s main mission. Mobius, 52, is determined to rescue the endemic Sulawesian species from under the shadow of extinction.
The morning rain continued to fall into the afternoon of Wednesday (26/6/2019), when Kompas spoke with Mobius at the Maleo Center in Banggai regency, Central Sulawesi. The maleo conservation facility, which belongs to PT Donggi-Senoro LNG (DSLNG), is located on the outskirts of Uso village, Batui district, about an hour’s drive southwest from Luwuk, the capital of Banggai regency.