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posted in 29 May 2020

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,

posted in 28 May 2020

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

posted in 27 May 2020

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

posted in 23 May 2020

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

posted in 15 May 2020

COVID-19: Urgent Message from Congo Chimps

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

posted in 13 May 2020

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

posted in 13 May 2020

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.

posted in 08 May 2020

Sanctuary announces success in birth control

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

posted in 04 May 2020

Joanna and Rikita are free at last

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

posted in 03 May 2020

In loving memory – Rufus: 1966-2020

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

posted in 01 May 2020

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,

posted in 25 Apr 2020

Twelve rangers killed in latest Virunga Park incident

by Fred Kockott (Mongabay) Twelve rangers and five other people were killed in Virunga National Park in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday. It was the latest deadly incident in the park, where more than 150 rangers have been killed since 2006. Virunga, which includes large areas

posted in 09 Apr 2020

Unsung heroes of the COVID crisis

By PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance We are deeply worried about a group of people who are easily overlooked – the animal caregivers at primate rescue centers throughout Africa. As COVID-19 sweeps across Africa, these caregivers are our only hope in protecting the apes. Every day, for 25 years, Jonathan Kang

posted in 03 Apr 2020

PASA/Africa: Monkeys Need Food During COVID-19

From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance We can’t believe how much the world has changed in just a few weeks. COVID-19 has touched every corner of the globe, and it has been devastating to PASA member sanctuaries. The effects of this pandemic are hitting Vervet Monkey Foundation (VMF)

posted in 02 Apr 2020

The Chimpanzee & Me, by Ben Garrod: realistic and hopeful

Book review by Alyson Baker* In The chimpanzee & me, academic primatologist and broadcaster Ben Garrod relates his experiences with chimpanzees. The stories are bracketed by tales of the first chimp he fell in love with – Pasa from the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda – and cover the biology and

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