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posted in 19 Aug 2020
Why is cruelty to monkeys skyrocketing?
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Last month, a lone baboon was found slowly crawling outside a hotel in Kenya. An arrow pierced through his soft fur and ribs. It missed his lungs by just an inch. PASA member sanctuary Colobus Conservation rushed to save the baboon. They performed
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posted in 08 Aug 2020
PASA/Africa: Ten-Year Action Plan for Western Chimpanzees
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Despite the tremendous challenges of this year, we're thrilled to share this encouraging news with you: a ten-year action plan for critically endangered western chimpanzees was just released, developed by many partners including the IUCN (a worldwide conservation organization), PASA, and our member
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posted in 27 Jul 2020
Africa: Orphans Saved by Bonobo Sanctuary
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance No one knows what happened to Pongo’s family, but the area where this tiny bonobo was found in the Democratic Republic of Congo is known for illegal hunting. She was all alone and in desperate need of expert care. Investigators learned of
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posted in 16 Jul 2020
Pursuing dignified conditions of captivity for all non-human animals
By Jaqueline B. Ramos* Times of pandemic demand a deserved reflection on diverse ethical and moral dilemmas. Among them the way we relate to non-human animals. In this universe, there is a line of action whose objective is to provide beings who have suffered (or still suffer) in circuses and
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posted in 08 Jul 2020
PASA/Africa: Violent Attack at Ape & Monkey Sanctuary
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance We still can’t believe what Drill Ranch went through. It’s the worst thing we’ve ever heard of at a PASA member sanctuary, but it’s important to tell you. Warning - the details of this incident may be disturbing to
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posted in 06 Jul 2020
Ape Days of Summer. How to Beat-the-Heat and Keep Cool… the Orangutan and Chimpanzee Way!
From Center for Great Apes (CGA) In the topsy-turvy world that we live in today it's no wonder our seasons are mixed up. In a normal year the old saying is "March in like a lion and out like a lamb" coordinating with spring. Did we even have a spring
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posted in 24 Jun 2020
COVID-19: End the wildlife trade
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Do you know about the commercial wildlife trade? It is stealing the lives of thousands of innocent apes and monkeys, decimating wildlife populations, and putting human health in great jeopardy. We can’t let it continue any longer. COVID-19 has placed this multi-billion
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posted in 18 Jun 2020
Humans can tell what chimps are saying… sort of
Paris (AFP) Do you speak chimp? They are among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, and new research published Wednesday shows that humans can tell when a chimpanzee is happy, sad, angry or scared -- simply by listening to their cries. Proving a hypothesis first posed by Charles Darwin,
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posted in 15 Jun 2020
Happy Father’s Day to Humans and Apes!
From Center for Great Apes (CGA) In June around Father’s Day, we like to acknowledge our own great ape fathers who in the past (before coming to the CGA sanctuary) have sired offspring. Several of those offspring have ended up at the sanctuary, and a few have been reunited
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posted in 12 Jun 2020
Rafiki, Uganda’s rare silverback mountain gorilla, killed by hunters
One of Uganda's best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been killed. Four men have been arrested, and they face a life sentence or a fine of $5.4m (£4.3m) if found guilty of killing an endangered species. Investigations showed that Rafiki was killed by a sharp object that penetrated his internal
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posted in 09 Jun 2020
PGS launches book “Great Apes and their Basic Rights”
On December 2019, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, GAP Project Spain - PGS launched the book “Los Grandes Símios y sus Derechos Básicos”  Now the book was completely translated into English and this version has just been launched and can be bought at Amazon It’s also possible to
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posted in 05 Jun 2020
During our darkest time, they never give up
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
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posted in 05 Jun 2020
Ngamba Island Chimps Get New Leader
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
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posted in 02 Jun 2020
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
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posted in 01 Jun 2020
Peter Singer: “Think strategically”
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
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