GAP Brazil: Chimpanzee Black adapts very well to his new life in a sanctuary
Male 50-year-old chimpanzee Black chimpanzee was transferred from a zoo to the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba, São Paulo, affiliated to GAP Project, 15 days ago, and his adaptation could not be better. In addition to being very healthy, he is relaxed and curious with other residents, an indicator that
GAP Brazil: Chimpanzee Black is transferred to the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba
After 15 years of struggle and a lot of negotiations, male chimpanzee Black, aged approximately 50 years old, was finally transferred from the zoo "Quinzinho de Barros", in Sorocaba, São Paulo state (SP), Brazil, to the Great Apes Sanctuary in the same city, a space affiliated to the GAP Project . Black's
Brazil, São Paulo: Doria’s dilemma – “Zoo, close or privatize?”
An announcement made by João Dória, state Governor for São Paulo, published a few days ago by Brazilian press indicates that a project is being set up to privatize the Botanical Garden, which has an annual deficit of four million Brazilian Reais, joining the São Paulo
Africa: Disease outbreak strikes sanctuary. You can help save the life of chimpanzees
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuary Alliance A deadly respiratory infection has swept through the chimpanzee social groups at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a PASA member in Kenya. Within a week, almost every one of the sanctuary’s 39 rescued and orphaned chimpanzees became sick. It’s the worst disease outbreak the
Indonesia: An endangered orangutan was shot 74 times. She’s blind but survived — her baby did not.
By Angela Fritz (The Washington Post) She was probably lounging in the treetops, where Sumatran orangutans spend almost all of their time, with her month-old baby in tow. She might have been breast-feeding. Little is known about how the pair found themselves in the tragic situation, but at some point,
PASA/Africa: Chimp families wiped out across West Africa. Help save them.
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Did you know that in the last 20 years, 80% of the western chimpanzee population has been wiped out? There is a vicious new crisis brewing in West Africa. You might remember Tita, a baby chimpanzee who was rescued from smugglers. Now she lives at
From Center for Great Apes Currently there are a rash of online articles about Bubbles, a resident chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes. Many false statements have been made by online media sites and television programs, so it’s important to state the facts clearly. Most of the articles
By fragmenting forests and killing off individuals, humans are stopping the flow of ideas among our closest relatives. By Ed Yong (The Atlantic) Imagine that an alien species landed on Earth and, through their mere presence, those aliens caused our art to vanish, our music to homogenize, and our technological
A caretaker's neglect at the Bantu Resort zoo resulted in the escape of a chimpanzee from a cage, last Wednesday, towards a public road, an unusual case that attracted the curiosity of those who observed, with some fear of mixing, the eight-year-old ape, reported the "Jornal de Angola". "King," the
Chinese dam project in Guinea could kill up to 1,500 chimpanzees
From the Guardian Up to 1,500 chimpanzees could be killed by a new Chinese dam that will swamp a crucial sanctuary for the endangered primate in Guinea, experts have warned. The 294MW Koukoutamba dam will be built by Sinohydro, the world’s biggest hydroelectric power plant construction company, in the middle
Africa/DRC: Doguy didn’t need surgery and is doing well!
From J.A.C.K Sanctuary Last Thursday, February 21st, was a very important day for our young chimpanzee since the two veterinarians had arrived from Johannesburg to check and operate his left eye. In a few words, know that all went well! Thursday morning, Doguy was sedated and transfered
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuary Alliance No one knew if Likoni would survive when he arrived at Colobus Conservation, a PASA member sanctuary in Kenya. This helpless baby monkey had been viciously attacked by people with machetes. They left him alone to die. Thankfully someone witnessed this cruelty and
The Tapanuli Orangutan: What does it take to discover a new great ape species?
By Laurel Neme (Mongabay) When an international team of scientists published their description of a new ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), in the journal Current Biology in November 2017, it marked the culmination of years of painstaking research. It also highlighted the urgent need to protect this rare ape
Children of Conservation, Africa: Chimfunshi Community School Project, when conservation meets education
Chimfunshi is one of the oldest and largest chimpanzee reserves in the world and is internationally recognized as such. The Zambian wildlife orphanage shelters 120 chimpanzees and employs and feeds 70 families – about 300 people, 150 of whom are children. Chimfunshi is an important local employer that offers residents work as animal keepers, technical
De Patti Ragan, Centro de los Grandes Primates (Center for the Great Apes) Estimados miembros y amigos de la CGA, La carta más difícil de escribir, es la de notificar a nuestros miembros y partidarios la pérdida de uno de nuestros preciosos habitantes. Lamento profundamente tener que
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