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posted in 18 Aug 2009

Great primates in the way to extinction

GAP Project International supports the denounce made by GAP Project Spain, which is promoting an alert worldwide so that action is taken urgently in order to stop the extinction of great primates in their habitat in Asia and Africa. The forests of these continents must be declared Humanity Patrimony and

posted in 18 Aug 2009

Vicky and Billy walk on the grass

SAVE THE CHIMPS SANCTUARY Vicky and Billy lived for years in separated cages, at the backyard of a family house in the North of Florida. Environmental state authorities have confiscated the chimpanzees and asked for the sanctuary in Fort Pierce to home them. Although it was not part of the

posted in 18 Aug 2009

Chimpanzees’ integration

CENTER FOR GREAT APES One of the most delicate activities of a sanctuary is to integrate a group of chimpanzees or integrate an individual in a formed group. Let’s see the report by Patti Ragan, from Center for Great Apes, in Wauchula, Florida, with an example of an

posted in 18 Aug 2009

Volunteering work became mission

CENTER FOR GREAT APES Twenty years ago, according to Patti Ragan, she did a volunteer work of taking care of a baby orangutan and after, of a baby chimpanzee. That volunteering work, which was also a hobby, could last a few months, but ended up converting in the mission of

posted in 17 Aug 2009

Circus captivity is beastly for wild animals

New Scientist Magazine on line 20 May 2009 by Andy Coghlan Stars of the show they may be, but elephants, lions and tigers are the wild animals least suited to life in a circus, concludes the first global study of animal welfare in circuses. "It's

posted in 17 Aug 2009

Circus captivity is beastly for wild animals

posted in 17 Aug 2009

Circus captivity is beastly for wild animals

posted in 13 Aug 2009

The drama of the tigers in the wild

NEAR TO EXTINCTION There are less than 4 thousand tigers in the wild in the world, according to recent report by organization TRAFFIC. This is an evidence of treat to extinction and it is dramatic. At the same time, only in United States there are, according to the same report, 5

posted in 13 Aug 2009

From the trees do the ground

August, 8, 2009 Study with primates concludes that human bipedalism is originated from an ancestor who preferred trees to walk on the ground, similar to the gorillas FAPESP Agency – A news study, done though the analysis of bones of diverse species of primates, reinforce the notion that the human characteristic of

posted in 12 Aug 2009

Main Spanish primatologist dies

MEMBER OF GAP PROJECT GAP Project, Spain and the great primates lost one of their main defenders. Jordi Sabater was founder and scientific consultant of GAP Spain. He has always been a defender of the rights of great primates in our society. Executive Director of GAP Project Spain, Pedro Pozas

posted in 12 Aug 2009

Chimpanzees of Tanzania threatened to extinction

THERE ARE ONLY 700 Tanzania had, a few years ago, about 10000 chimpanzees in the wild. In Gombe, primatologist Jane Goodall began his research work with chimpanzees and showed to the world their ability to make tools as humans. Gombe, which has been declared National Park for the preservation of its primates&

posted in 11 Aug 2009

Can you help us name a baby chimpanzee?

Over the last few months researchers of Jane Goodall Institute at the GombeStreamResearchCenter (center for the studies of wild population of great primates at GombeNational Park, in Tanzanie) have documented the birth of five new chimpanzee babies. The institute needs your help to name two of the babies. Normally,

posted in 11 Aug 2009

GAP Project Spain asks for the ban of Ringling Circus in the country

CIRCUSES WITHOUT ANIMALS Circus Ringling Bros is one of the most known circuses with animals in the world. Recently, activists from NGO PETA showed to worldwide television images achieved with hide cameras of how the keepers beat the elephants before the performances. Circus Ringling Bros from USA planned a trip

posted in 07 Aug 2009

Chimpanzee’s “autobiography” competes to British literature award

'Me Cheeta' tells a supposed story life of the “actress” of Tarzan. The book competes to Booker Prize with renowned writers A supposed autobiography of a movie chimpanzee is among the candidates of the most prestigious British literature award. "Me Cheeta" is one of the thirteen

posted in 07 Aug 2009

Lethal to chimpanzees too

Article published at Veja Magazine, July 29 Different from what has been thought, chimpanzees yields to Aids The thesis accepted until nowadays that chimpanzees, the closest human relatives, do not develop diseases when they are infected by virus HIV has been denied. In fact they get ill and present similar symptoms

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