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Max Welly Lela, Turning Maleos from Myth to Reality

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Kristian Oka Prasetyadi
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Max Welly Lela, the head of Dumoga Timur-Lolayan Resort, Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, Thursday (23/5/2019).

Max Welly Lela, 55, spends his days with the maleo. His "love" began when he casually applied for a job at the Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park. Today, Max is an expert on managing maleo nesting centers in Sulawesi.

Born in 1964 in Kota Menara village of East Amurang, South Minahasa, the maleo (Megacephalon maleo) seemed almost myth-like for little Max. His parents often told him stories that in the past, maleo were common in the village located north of Mount Soputan.

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