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posted in 29 May 2009
GAP Project participates of PASA Workshop
COLUMBUS, OHIO, USAOn May 19-21, PASA (Pan African Sanctuary Alliance) promoted a Management Workshop at Columbus, Ohio, United States. This meeting had two special characteristics: apart from celebrating PASA’s 10th anniversary, it was the first workshop of the alliance held outside Africa. GAP Project Brazil/International participated
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posted in 27 May 2009
Tacugama’s hero
DISNEY PRIZE 2009On April 23, 2006, a warning sign sounded in the morning when 31 chimpanzees of Tacugama Sanctuary, in Sierra Leone, West Africa, had escaped and attacked a taxi driver, who was taking three tourists he was taking to the sanctuary. He ended up dead. Bala Amarasekaran, founder of the
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posted in 26 May 2009
Wenka, 55 years of torture
EMORY UNIVERSITYLast May 21 was a common day for a chimpanzee whose face is not known for us, but whom we know that is held at the basement in Yerkes National Primate Research Center, of Emory University, in Atlanta, United States. Wenka knows that she lives for a long time at
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posted in 19 May 2009
An angel to bonobos
Bonobos (Pan paniscus) only occur in a region of Democratic Republic of Congo. In the past they were known as the pygmy chimpanzees, as long as they are smaller than the regular chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). There is only one sanctuary in Africa dedicated to bonobos, Lola Ya Bonobo, located at
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posted in 17 May 2009
GAP Project at National Geographic (video)
International agency Associated Press produced a news video about GAP Project in Brazil and it is exhibited at National Geographic website. Click here to see the video.
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posted in 14 May 2009
Sofia arrives!
SOROCABA SANCTUARY  Sofia arrives! We know it was close to happen. We were accompanied Samantha diary, in the last few days every each hour. Milk started to pump out of her breasts and she was looking for privacy and did not want be with other chimpanzees. She
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posted in 14 May 2009
GAP Project/ PGS awarded with Chico Mendes Prize
CORDOBA, SPAINCordoba City Hall, in Spain, announced today the winners of a local prize that awards those who contribute with environment and nature preservation and takes the name of a Brazilian leader, Chico Mendes. One of the winners was GAP Project / PGS Spain, for its work together with the Deputy
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posted in 14 May 2009
Law prohibits animals in circuses in Bolivia
Country gives the exampleThe Senate of Bolivia approved on May 13th the Law Project 1.143/ 2008-2009, which prohibits the use of wild and domestic animals in circus in the country.According to the new law, the circuses have one year to adapt their shows to the prohibition. In case the law
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posted in 12 May 2009
The risks of having a chimpanzee at home
USD 10 MILLION FOR AGRESSIONSandra Herold was the owner of chimpanzee Travis, 13 years old, who was shot dead by the police last February after having attacked her friend, Carla Nash, who was trying to catch him. Travis had run away of the house he lived with Sandra. Carla Nash is
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posted in 08 May 2009
Chimpanzees’ warrior dies
DR. CAROLE NOON, IN MEMORIAM “Chimpanzees’ warrior dies” After Jane Goodall, maybe the most known primatologist on the work with chimpanzees in the recent years was Dr. Carole Noon. We had the chance to know her eight years ago, in the sanctuary she was giving
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posted in 08 May 2009
Yuri: the last chimpanzee in circus in Brazil
Circus without animals Last May 6th was aN important day on the history of chimpanzees in Brazil. The last chimpanzee who worked in a circus was delivery, by free will, to GAP Sanctuary in Paraná state. Yuri worked for years in the circus performing a show called
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posted in 04 May 2009
Travis and Catarina: A pre-announced tragedy
Carla Nash is still in critic condition at Cleveland Clinic. She does not have her hands, eyes or nose anymore, and part of her chin disappeared. Chimpanzee Travis, 13 years old, did this harm in a few minutes. The tragedy occurred in February this year in Connecticut, United States, and ended
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posted in 22 Apr 2009
VITOR: A REAL SURVIVOR
SOROCABA SANCTUARY   VITOR: A REAL SURVIVOR   Vitor was born in a Chimpanzee breeding place in Morrete, Paraná, almost ten years ago, son of Lulu and Flint. His left arm was hurt due to a dispute between his mother and another female who lived with her. When he
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posted in 16 Apr 2009
RESEARCHER LAUNCHES ALERT ABOUT THE SLAUGHTER OF ENDANGERED HOWLER MONKEYS IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL STATE
GAP PROJECT SUPPORTS Researcher launches alert about the slaughter of endangered howler monkeys in Rio Grande do Sul state Júlio César Bicca-Marques, full time professor and researcher of Primatology Research Group, from PUC/RS Bioscience Faculty, has just launched an alert pointing the slaughter of howler
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posted in 15 Apr 2009
MALAYSIAN RESORT PREPS ORANGUTANS FOR THE WILD
Malaysian resort preps orangutans for the wildMarch 10th , 2009 By Varsha TickooBUKIT MERAH, Malaysia (Reuters Life!) - Deepa peeks out from a gunny sack while Fatt Fatt swings from grills as visitors watch the young orangutans at a Malaysian resort that is also trying to increase the population of the endangered
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