He was sitting on a wood board, two meters from the ground, in a cubicle closed with glass and exposed to the public. Other four gorillas, closer to the floor, were together with him. He was the only silver back. An individual with singular characteristics hard to find in the
Bico is the last chimp from Lebanon moved to Brazil, and has just arrived at Paraná Sanctuary. He is very human. He has never been with other chimps and feels like a human. This is what happened in the early life of the chimpanzee Washoe, who was deprived of
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARYAn exhibition of the paints of several chimpanzees who live at Save the Chimps Sanctuary, in Fort Pierce, Florida, will be launched next May 3rd, with an open reception for the public.During May, the exhibition will be opened at Galery 14, in Vero Beach, near the
The auditorium was full. Diplomatic Representations of European countries, such as Holland and Germany, were present. From Africa, representation of Angola and Guinea-Bissau could not be missed. To them were added the Carmo family, friends, journalists and great apes and environment defenders. Galveias Palace, in central Lisbon, became a field
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY "It was a January night, at the beginning of this century, I was working on my computer around 9 pm. Darkness surrounded us. Suddenly I heard someone stomping on the great platform. It was the first time. Who could it be? I opened the door
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY Roxy lived her entire life in a center of medical torture. No one knew her full story. One day she received dolls and stuffed animals, as a gift, when she was transferred to the Sanctuary. She just paid attention to toys that resembled primates. Her
The first generation of chimpanzees that live in Sorocaba Sanctuary has more than 12 years old. None of these babies that we raised was born in the Sanctuary, but arrived with no more than one year old for us. They are now adults and some had their first offspring. The
GAP Project at the launch of the book I am the Chimba – Second Edition
On 18th April, at 9pm, in Galveias Palace, in Lisbon, the 2nd edition of the book "I Am Chimba", written by Mario Carmo, will be launched. The event is supported by the local government of Lisbon and, in addition to local authorities, it will be present at
For almost 100 years, chimpanzees have been used in biomedical and behavioral research in United States, the last industrialized country to do these nonsense experiments. Today, 1000 chimpanzees live in five medical experiment centers. Four of them still use the apes in biomedical experimentation and only one, Alamogordo Primate Facility, keep
For almost 100 years, chimpanzees have been used in biomedical and behavioral research in United States, the last industrialized country to do these nonsense experiments. Today, 1000 chimpanzees live in five medical experiment centers. Four of them still use the apes in biomedical experimentation and only one, Alamogordo Primate Facility, keep
For almost 100 years, chimpanzees have been used in biomedical and behavioral research in United States, the last industrialized country to do these nonsense experiments. Today, 1000 chimpanzees live in five medical experiment centers. Four of them still use the apes in biomedical experimentation and only one, Alamogordo Primate Facility, keep
The United Nations released a few days ago the cruel numbers of the rapidly decline in the number of Great Apes worldwide, which could mean the extinction of a good part of these species over the next 10 to 20 years. GORILLAS: Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) - 880 individuals in three countries:
GAP Spain claims for the closure of Guantanamo of the simians
There is an establishment in Spain called "La Granja de Primates of Camarles" in Tarragona. In that place there are hundreds of different species of monkeys, which are maintained and reproduced to fuel biomedical experimentation in Europe. GAP Project Spain has circulated a report among all Members of
STOLEN APES: THE ILLICIT TRADE IN CHIMPANZEES, GORILLAS, BONOBOS AND ORANGOTANS (click here to read) is the first report that analyzes the scale and extent of illegal trade and exposes the sophisticated connections of criminal networks between countries, as well as legislation and efforts to ban these illegal acts. This
GRASP denounces the imminent disappearance of great apes
During the annual meeting of CITES in Bangkok, currently underway in Thailand, the Executive Director of GRASP - UN Programme for the defense of Great Apes, Doug Cress, reported that more than 3,000 great apes are captured each year to supply the lucrative and well armed illegal market of these