CATALUN IN SPAIN REACHES RECORD IN THE NUMBER OF PRIMATES AND ANIMALS USED IN EXPERIMENTS In 2002 it had been used 48 primates (species African Cercopithecus). In 2007, 234. The number of animals in general got from 77.754 in 2002 to 215.739 in 2007. It is estimated that all the primates were originated from a breeding…
The country entered the fight for the protection of the ones called great primates in 2000, with the foundation of the first sanctuary for the animals in Sorocaba Unesco defined 2009 as the International Year of the Gorilla. Animals threatened to extinction, the primates became reason of concern to several international
22% of the mountain gorillas (Gorila beringei beringei) from impervious Bwindi National Park, in Uganda, are infected with E. coli, of human origin and with resistance to at least, two antibiotics. When the comparison is made with wild gorillas, who do not have any contact with humans, nor guards, scientists or
PANISH PARLIAMENT REQUIRES THAT THE GOVERNMENT APPROVE GAP PROJECT
Environment, Agriculture and Fishing Commission of Spanish Parliament asked to the Government Chief to recognize publicly the support to Great Ape Project (GAP) in Spain, as it was approved by the Deputies. On June 25th 2008, this commission approved a motion that suggested that the Spanish Government should support Great Ape
BLOW ME DOWN! CHIMPANZEES SURPRISE IN THE INTERACTION WIT HUMANS
Great primates recognize their image in mirrors and photographs, send kisses, get depressed and enjoy a friendly shoulder. For these reasons the members of GAP Project defend their rights. By: Maíra Lie Chao Couple Pedro and Vânia Maria Ynterian had just adopted Guga, a male chimpanzee,
In the jungles of Republic of Cameroon there is Takamanda National Park, where the last 115 individuals of a gorilla species that can disappear completely from the earth if urgent protection action is not taken hide nowadays. Cameroon and Niger governments agree on providing special shelter in this park, which had
We extend to everyone the message sent by PASA (Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance), which fights for the welfare of our forgotten brothers in the heart of Africa.
We extend to everyone the message sent by PASA (Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance), which fights for the welfare of our forgotten brothers in the heart of Africa.
AGREEMENT TO A PARTNERSHIP WORK IN IVORY COAST GAP Project Spain (PGS) is beginning a partnership collaboration work with the renowned German Evolutionary Anthropology Institute Max-Planck, in Ivory Coast, where the majority of the chimpanzees has been disappearing in the last years. The destruction of the forests, already
Orangutan Bonnie surprised the primatology world when she learned an ability that is unprecedented to apes, but common to humans: to whistle. It is the first time that scientists register a case of an orangutan able to imitate sounds of other species. Bonnie learned to whistle spontaneously, copying her keepers
AN AFRICAN PROJECT BY GREAT APE TRUST OF IOWA With this phrase, President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, defined the project that Great Ape Trust of Iowa Sanctuary, in collaboration with the country\'s government, is implementing at Gishwati Forest. The project is directed by anthropologist Dr. Rebecca Chancellor, selected
AGREEMENT TO A PARTNERSHIP WORK IN IVORY COAST GAP Project Spain (PGS) is beginning a partnership collaboration work with the renowned German Evolutionary Anthropology Institute Max-Planck, in Ivory Coast, where the majority of the chimpanzees has been disappearing in the last years. The destruction of the forests, already
Last December 26th, after a long period suffering with a disease, gorilla Izan died. He was part of a group called "Taiping Four", at Limbe Sanctuary in Republic of Cameroon. The group was formed by Izan and three females. One of the females, Oyin, also died in June,
Dear Friends,I wanted to write to thank all of you for your expressions of support and condolence after Gregoire\'s passing. We received hundreds of very kind and heartfelt messages. Each letter meant so much to me, and to all of us at JGI. It \'s wonderful to see
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