NEW GORILLA SANCTUARY According to a PASA communication, next week helicopters of Peace Force of United Nations are going to transport 10 gorillas to a new sanctuary at Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called Grace. This sanctuary is located in a big reserve called Tayna Natural Reserve and has the approval
GAP PROJECT SPAIN Executive Director of GAP Project Spain, Pedro Pozas Terrados, prepared a large work about the problem faced by great cetaceans in the oceans all over the world and by those that live in captivity being exploited for human entertainment in aquatic parks. Visiting the site bellow, you
PASA’s OPERATION Last December five chimpanzees and two monkeys were found abandoned in a sanctuary located at Suena, at Congo Democratic Republic (CDR). The sanctuary had been founded in 2005 by South-African couple Pieter e Sumarita Boshoff, who are missing. The three baby chimpanzees were transferred on March to
In this Wednesday it is celebrated the World Health Day. GAP Project not only reminds everyone of this day, but also registers, through photos of our brothers chimpanzees, how we should take care of our health. Lucke, always very active, does not give up his climbing on trees, which maintains
“BY ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEFEND THE END OF TESTS WITH ANIMALS” On April 6, a joint of North-American and English organizations (MAP Coalition) that defend the end of the use of cruel methods to test products in animals ordered a judicial demand at federal level against FDA (Federal Drug Administration),
WHAT PRESIDENT LULA SHOULD READ My answer to President Lula, who called me and every prisoner and former political Cuban prisoners of thieves, made a lot of people who did not know my past to get interested about my opinions of Cuba and the 50 years of Castro system. That unhappy
SCANDAL AT UNITED KINGDOM Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, in Bristol, United Kingdom, was unregistered from BIAZA – Great Britain Zoos and Aquariums Society due to a scandal of an agreement with a circus to reproduce tigers. NGO CAPS, in a memorable investigative work, turned known for the public
150 thousand Piton snakes infect Florida On July 2009, an Asian Piton snake that was kept as a pet in Charles Darnell’s house escaped from its cage, went to his daughter room, two-year-old Hare, and suffocated her to death. Since 1980, these same snakes killed 12 children who kept them at home
Great Britain: 94% of the population do not agree with animals in circuses
The Government of Great Britain has informed that a research done with the population about the prohibition of wild animals in circuses showed that 94% of the people interviewed do not agree with it. The information was promoted by CAPS - The Captive Animal’s Protection Society last March 26. This
OPEN DEBATE The reason of gorilla Tufani’s (19 years old and more than 80kg) from Dallas zoo last February raised a debate about the need of keeping gorillas imprisoned in zoos for human entertainment and about the security provided by good structured zoos, like the North-American ones, which is
In December a sixteen-year-old chimpanzee was rescued from very dreadful circumstances. He is called Bazou. Bazou spent most of his life in a small cage with a rope around his neck. Bazou was kept by the widow of an important man. Apparently the man had a special relationship with chimpanzees.
Cameroon: More than 700 grey parrots are released in the wild
NEW ARRIVALSIn December 2009 the Limbe Wildlife Centre took in 503 African grey parrots. They were confiscated in Douala Airport – ready to be sent out of the country. On the 1st of February another confiscation took place in the airport and this time we received 1050 parrots. These parrots were supposed to
Animal Defense League of Canadá supports GAP Declaration
In the bulletim 175/ 2010, Animal Defense League of Canada reinforces its support of Great Primates Protection Declaration (GAP declaration). This NGO, which is very active in Canada, is also affiliated to WSPA.More information: http://animal-defence.ncf.ca/
80% of Spanish zoos keep chimpanzees in precarious conditions
GAP PROJECT ALERT A communication of GAP Project Spain published in several news agencies, alerts that 80% of Spanish zoos keep chimpanzees in “bad conditions” and five of them are imprisoned in cages in private houses with no kind of control. The alert informs that the majority of the
SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY Carlos was born in Africa more than four decades ago. On 2007 he walked on the grass and entered in his island, which today is called Carlos’ island, where he enjoyed his life for the last three years. Carlos suffered several years of torture and his
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