Orangutan forest school in Indonesia takes on its first eight students
A team of scientists and caretakers aim to give orphaned orangutan a chance to return to the wild. BY JIM TAN // Mongabay Series: Great Apes On May 17, 2018, the first eight orange-furred students arrived to begin their studies at a new orangutan forest school in the province of East Kalimantan in
Koko: Gorilla who mastered sign language dies in California
Koko the gorilla, who is said to have been able to communicate by using more than 1,000 hand signs, has died in California at the age of 46. Instructors taught her a version of American Sign Language and say she used it to convey thoughts and feelings. The abilities of the gorilla,
Chimp exploited for entertainment her entire life was killed for trying to escape – Demand Justice now!
Wild animals can never be domesticated within their lifetime, but this fact does not stop greedy people from exploiting animals for a profit in the entertainment and tourism industries. Three chimpanzees, Botan (a 17-year-old female), Gonbay (a 29-year-old male), and Sumomo (a 19-year-old female), were transferred from one dismal zoo
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Dear friends, I want to take a moment to thank you so much for your dedication to protecting great apes and monkeys across Africa. Because of your unbelievable support, PASA member wildlife centers have rescued dozens of orphaned animals since the start of
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Casey, one of our oldest and most beloved residents at Save the Chimps. A member of Tanya’s group, Casey was highly respected by every chimpanzee in his family. Casey loved being outside, and when he wasn’t playing or grooming
No thought I would ever write these lines. Guga was my eighth child. All the previous ones, human primates; he was the only non-human. However, for me, there was no difference, perhaps due to his fragility, the dangers he faced every day.
Tiny, Terrified, and Totally Alone. Help free Simon!
News from PASA (Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance) Simon is crying for help. He is locked in a cramped cage in a villager’s backyard in Guinea-Bissau. When people pass by, he stretches his small arm out between the bars, begging for someone to show him kindness. They ignore his suffering.
By Tim Walker (The Guardian) Your lily-white bed linen may, in fact, be less hygienic than the nest of an animal known for throwing its own poo around. According to a new study by researchers from North Carolina State University, chimpanzees have cleaner sleeping arrangements than humans – and that may
Court ruling denies appeal for Tommy and Kiko, but not their rights
by ROBBY BERMAN On May 8, 2018, the New York Court of Appeals Decision once again denied the Nonhuman Rights Project’s (NhRP) petition to appeal a lower court’s ruling on the fate of chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko. Though nominally a defeat, the remarkable concurring opinion by the court’s Associate
Hints of Human Evolution in Chimpanzees That Endure a Savanna’s Heat
By Carl Zimmer (NY Times) Nine years later, Erin Wessling can still remember the first time she visited Fongoli, a savanna in southeast Senegal. “You feel like you walk into an oven,” she said. Temperatures at Fongoli can reach 110 degrees Fahrenheit or more. During every dry season, brush fires sweep
Great Ape Project is against the World Chimpanzee Day
Given the initiative launched to the media by different institutions to celebrate July 14th as the world's chimpanzee day, the Great Ape Project estimates that in any case it should be the world day of all non human great apes (bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans), since otherwise it seems that
North American sanctuaries launches fundraising campaigns to support their work with rescued chimpanzees
Save the Chimps and Center for Great Apes are great apes sanctuaries located in Florida, United States. They receive chimpanzees and orangutans rescued from several kind of mistreating situations which are still allowed in the country and do their best to care and provide high standard conditions for the captive
PASA/AFRICA: Babies chimpanzee and gorilla are saved, but they still need help
Just a few months ago, baby chimpanzee Tita was a victim of one of a horrific poaching story. With a lot of support and the dedicated care from the staff at Chimpanzee Conservation Center (CCC), PASA’s member organization in Guinea, Tita is growing stronger every day. She is even
by Cherry Au (Dal news) Concrete walls in place of lush jungle trees, isolated confinement, rudimentary living conditions lacking enrichment opportunities: two chimpanzees by the names of Tommy and Kiko have been far removed from any semblance of their natural habitat. Ultimately, the hope is for these cognitively complex primates —
Guinea-Bissau transfers, for the first time, chimpanzees to Sanctuary in Kenya
With the assistance of Born Free, Bo and Bella, two rescued chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau, will be moving to their new home at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya today. The two young chimps are victims of the illegal pet trade. Although the critically endangered western chimpanzee is fully protected by law,
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