From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance I want to take a moment to shine a light on a group of people that we don’t talk about enough: The workers at PASA’s member sanctuaries. Did you know that PASA members are much more than just a home for
In awake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ngamba island chimps get new leader, Chimp Kisembo. This chimpanzee has been eyeing the Alpha Male position since 2010 during Chimp Mika’s reign. Chimpanzee leadership varies from one individual to another and to become a leader is not about being stronger or weaker neither
ChimpFace tests successfully its software to detect wildlife trafficking online
By Jaqueline B. Ramos* In April 2020, ChimpFace pilot tested its software to detect wildlife trafficking online by deploying an algorithm to detect baby/juvenile chimpanzee faces within publicly available YouTube videos. Pilot testing successfully confirmed the technical feasibility and potential of this approach. The algorithm showed to have very high
By Max Kendix “Don’t worry everyone, this is the last one on Singer”, our ethics professor announced last term. The introductory course was a broad sweep of moral philosophy, and yet Peter Singer became the focus of every lecture. The Australian academic enjoys a sort of fame and influence
In chimpanzees, females contribute to the protection of the territory
Female chimpanzees are also important in helping to win and keep a territory In humans, warfare and territoriality have traditionally been considered male "business." Chimpanzees, with whom we share this propensity for out-group hostility and territoriality, are thought to follow the same gender difference. This vision may be too simplistic,
GAP Brazil: Moments of chimpanzee Cecilia, granted with Habeas Corpus, at the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba/SP
Chimpanzee Cecilia, 22 years old, became famous worldwide in April 2017, when she was transferred from Mendoza zoo, in Argentina, to the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba, in São Paulo, Brazil (affiliated to GAP Project). She was the first chimpanzee in the world who is really enjoying the right to live
Center for Great Apes: Sanctuary Update During the Pandemic
By Patti Ragan, Founding Director CGA After nearly three months of following our COVID-19 protocols, we want to let you know that both our apes and our staff are staying healthy. While we miss our members, volunteers, and visitors, we believe that maintaining “physical and social distancing” by limiting the
GAP Brazil: Chimpanzee Black celebrates his first year at the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba/SP
Chimpanzee Black completed, at the beginning of May, a year in his new home - and life - at the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba/SP. Meeting the main objective of providing greater welfare in captivity, he is fully adapted, in good health, he lives very well with the female
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance We just received an urgent message from HELP Congo, a PASA member in the Republic of Congo. COVID has been devastating to their sanctuary, and they’re very worried about being able to care for their rescued chimps. There’s no time to
Mystery Surrounding The Export of Chimpanzees to China
By Peter Dickinson - Independent International Zoo Consultant / Zoo News Digest In July 2019, 18 Chimpanzees were exported from South Africa to China. They had CITES documentation but these show significant non-compliances with CITES and with the South African CITES Regulations, 2010. WHERE WERE THESE CHIMPANZEES BRED? Perhaps somebody from PAAZA can answer
Terry is there for his friend, Cayenne. You can help too.
From Save the Chimps Sanctuary Terry wasn't going to give up on his friend Cayenne. Every day he'd venture out onto the island, look back, and urge Cayenne to join him. Having spent her first fifteen years in a suspended cage, Cayenne didn't know what concrete was, never mind grass.
From Center for Great Apes We have a special announcement to share with our friends and supporters. In our 27-year history, the Center for Great Apes has successfully implemented birth control methods for all our sanctuary residents with no “birth control failures”… until now. Sunshine, a 37-year-old female orangutan who
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Every day for 12 years, Joanna and Rikita stared out from the bars of their cages at the trees they would never climb and the grass they could never touch. Stolen from their families in the forest, then sold as novelty pets, they only
From Save the Chimps Sanctuary It is with heavy hearts that we write to you of the passing of one of the most iconic and well-loved members of our STC family: Rufus. But it also is a time to rejoice. Rufus is finally completely free. Thanks to you he spent
COVID-19: Rescued chimpanzees in Cameroon urgently need your help
From Children of Conservation Every day, committed employees work to protect and conserve endangered species. During this global crisis, they need our help. Children of Conservation is committed to ensuring that the forgotten first responders for wildlife in Africa are able to survive during the COVID-19 crisis. With your help,
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