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posted in 22 Oct 2009

Snares kill chimpanzees

A CRUEL ENEMY Hunters of Uganda hide hundreds of snares in the forests to catch pigs, antelopes and other mammals. They are made of metal and wire and when the legs get stuck in them, it is very hard to get them free without external help. Sometimes primates chew their

posted in 21 Oct 2009

The roaring is not listened to anymore

JUNGLE KING DISAPPEARS Leela Hazzah, still a teenager, as his father used to do when he was young, climbed the roof of her house at her home country, Egypt, when it was night already and waited patiently to listen to the roars of the lions in the forests around. But

posted in 16 Oct 2009

Chimpanzees from Israel arrive at GAP Sanctuary in Paraná

After more than a year of importation bureaucracy procedures, a couple of chimpanzees that lived in bad conditions, in a small cage, in a private zoo in Israel arrived in Brazil. In the evening of last Thursday, October 15th, the male Mizrachi, 24 years old, and the female Katty, 35, arrived at

posted in 15 Oct 2009

A new enemy extinguishes chimpanzees

DEAD IN TANZANIA If the predatory hunting, the lost of habitat, human diseases that get into the forests, poachers looking for babies were not enough, now a virus – the SIV, similar to our HIV – starts to extinguish chimpanzees in Africa, in an unbelievable speed. For almost 30 years, since

posted in 15 Oct 2009

David: his life of torture has finished

SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY David is part of the last journey of migrations that the sanctuary is promoting to transfer the 266 chimpanzees who were at Coulston Foundation torture centre to its islands in Florida. He was born in Africa and since he was a baby he lives a squalid life

posted in 14 Oct 2009

Sanctuary hosts a couple of chimpanzees from Israel

PARANÁ SANCTUARY After more than a year of bureaucracy procedures in Brazil and in Israel, a couple of chimpanzees who was living in bad conditions in a private zoo in Israel arrive this Thursday, October 15th, in São Paulo. The chimpanzees must arrive at CumbicaAirport, where all

posted in 13 Oct 2009

Humans are put in cages in zoo in Salvador, northeast of Brazil

In Brazil, Children’s day is celebrated on October 12th. And at SalvadorBotanicalZooPark, in Bahia state, children had a great surprise. Instead of lions, bears and jaguars, they found humans inside one of the cages of the zoo. “My God, mother! Why are they locked inside this cage&

posted in 08 Oct 2009

Three-year-old chimpanzee is rescued

PASA NEWS Chimpanzee Roy, who is about three years old and was poached, probably, from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Sudan, arrived by plane in Kenya, where his is going to live together with other 43 orphans at Sweetwaters Sanctuary. Roy was probably given as gift to corrupted authorities and

posted in 06 Oct 2009

GAP Project participates of World Animal Day

GAP Project participated of the celebrations of World Animal Day, on October 4th, in an event promoted by Animal Cultural Circuit at the city of São Paulo. Several Animal Protection and Defense NGOs were at event, promoted their work and explained to population the importance of defending animals.

posted in 06 Oct 2009

Palm oil as biofuel

“WORLD BANK SUSPENDS FUND” In an unprecedented decision, IFC (International Finance Corporation), affiliated to World Bank, decided to suspend all the funding direct to organizations and entities that produce palm oil, which is used as biofuel and also for food and cosmetics. PGS GAP Project Spain (PGS), together

posted in 03 Oct 2009

Chimps’ champ

Interview with Jane Goodall (published at The Miami Herald on July 2009) By Pat Morrison* Chimpanzees and humans share about 99 percent of their DNA. If affinity and awareness count, Jane Goodall may have a smidge more. As the world's most renowned primatologist, she and her work have changed

posted in 28 Sep 2009

Why have a sanctuary for chimpanzees in Ivory Coast?

By Serge K. Soiret, GAP correspondent in West Africa, from Ivory Coast A sanctuary in Ivory Coast is a necessity. Many chimpanzees of captivity exist in the country and the zoo of Abidjan is the only establishment which can accommodate these animals. However, the capacity of its enclosure

posted in 24 Sep 2009

Charlie dies unexpectedly

OREGON ZOO Edward Miller was an iron ore producer in the borderline of Sierra Leone and Liberia, at West Africa, in the 70’s. One day he saw a group of humans carrying a baby chimpanzee. The mother must have been killed a few hours before. He did not hesitate,

posted in 23 Sep 2009

Trafficking and bushmeat: danger to Tai National Park (WITH VIDEOS)

By Serge K. Soiret, GAP correspondent in West Africa, from Ivory Coast The powerful 700 km2 River Cavally represents the natural border in the west between Ivory Coast and Liberia. This river drains by its affluents (Andrénisrou, Hana, Meno) nearly 88% of the surface of TaïNational park. At

posted in 23 Sep 2009

Gorilla “TV star” dies in Rwanda

Gorilla Titus, who stared TV programmes and movies in Hollywood, died this week of old age, with 35 years old Titus became famous when he appeared at BBC documentary Life on Earth, in 1979. Years later, the gorilla appeared in a Hollywood movie about the life of American zoologist Dian Fossey – &

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