In San Francisco Zoo, a 15-month female baby gorilla, called Kabibe, died after being pressed by a hydraulic door that was being closed to hold the entire family of gorillas in the dorms. This is a common practice, as reported by us numerous times. All zoos in the world tend
Nearly 50-year-old chimpanzee Blackie chimp will finally live together with his peers; transference to GAP Sanctuary depends only on the approval of the Mayor of Sorocaba
From what is known of his history, Blackie and three other chimpanzees were "artistic" figures in Tihany Circus, in Brazil. Rescued by the environmental police, he went to Ribeirão Preto zoo and, due to a treatment for a scorpion sting, he was transferred to the zoo "Quinzinho de Barros"
Sundays between 10 and 10:30am, this helicopter photographed here stresses the lives of 300 beings, who live living quietly and smoothly in the Sanctuary of the Great Apes and Felines of Sorocaba. Last Sunday, I was with Guga and Emilio on the grounds of "Soccer Camp" and the noise ended angering both,
At the request of Judge Alarcon Dario, of the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, a group of biologists, veterinarians and human doctors visited chimpanzee Monti in the last 48 hours to assess his situation and recommend or not his transfer to a sanctuary in Brazil. The biologist, Dr. Ivana Rodriguez,
At the request of Judge Alarcon Dario, of the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, a group of biologists, veterinarians and human doctors visited chimpanzee Monti in the last 48 hours to assess his situation and recommend or not his transfer to a sanctuary in Brazil. The biologist, Dr. Ivana Rodriguez,
At the request of Judge Alarcon Dario, of the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, a group of biologists, veterinarians and human doctors visited chimpanzee Monti in the last 48 hours to assess his situation and recommend or not his transfer to a sanctuary in Brazil. The biologist, Dr. Ivana Rodriguez,
GRASP – Great Apes Survival Partnership, an alliance of national governments, conservation organizations, wildlife treaties and UN agencies, led by UNEP and UNESCO, which aims to lift the threat of imiment or medium term extinction faced by the four non human great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bononos and orangotanis) has launched an
GRASP highlights rescue of animals from Brazilian zoo
GRASP – Great Apes Survival Partnership, an alliance of national governments, conservation organizations, wildlife treaties and UN agencies, led by UNEP and UNESCO, which aims to lift the threat of imiment or medium term extinction faced by the four non human great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bononos and orangotanis) highlighted on its
Chimps in Sierra Leon Need Help in the Wake of Ebola Outbreak
When the outbreak first began there was much discussion about how the virus can be fostered in animals and transferred to humans through the consumption of bushmeat. But what about the animals who have come into contact with the disease through their human caretakers – or even the animals that have
Days ago, a group of young activists who fight for animal rights raided a breeding centre of chinchillas, near São Paulo, and freed a group of them, from the thousands of those who are there to be slaughtered and have their skin cut off for coats to be used
Monti is perhaps the only chimpanzee prisoner isolated in the same enclosure that survived after 45 years. He is at the Zoo of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, which is about to be closed. i At the request of several organizations, including GAP Project in Argentina, Judge Dario Alarcon is considering his
Monti is perhaps the only chimpanzee prisoner isolated in the same enclosure that survived after 45 years. He is at the Zoo of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, which is about to be closed. i At the request of several organizations, including GAP Project in Argentina, Judge Dario Alarcon is considering his
Documentary shows the island where chimpanzees who survived lab tests live
They have been used as laboratory guinea pigs, but resisted the diseases and two civil wars The documentary "The Island of the Apes" is the result of a production that went to Liberia to show a region occupied by chimpanzees only. The online magazine Motherboard team visited the country to
Rescue completed: all animals are fine and in their enclosures
Check some photos of the animals rescued from a zoo in the northeast of Brazil, who are already in the Sanctuary of the Great Apes and Felines of Sorocaba, in their enclosures. The photos show the truck with the shipping boxes and the chimpanzees Jamaica, Maria das Dores and Martin,
Rescue underway: three chimpanzees and two lionesses from a zoo to GAP Sanctuary
After a few weeks of preparation, the largest single rescue that Great Apes and Feline Sanctuary of Sorocaba, affiliated to GAP Project, ever made got started today, October 21st. Three chimpanzees, one male and two females, two lionesses are on track to Sorocaba, after being packed in shipping boxes. The
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