Japanese research initiative with bonobos in DRC benefits conservation and support to forest people
By Jaqueline B. Ramos* / Photos credit: courtesy of SCB/WCBR Kiku arrived in the group when she was estimated to be 10 years old, on December 1984. She made a special bond with Halu, an older female, considered to be a “specific senior female” (SSF), using the scientific language of field researchers.
Happy World Wildlife Day 2021! In 2013, the UN defined March 3 as the date to celebrate wildlife and since then the day has been marked around the world with events and activities in support of wildlife protection. In 2021 the theme is Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet #DoOneThingToday to support forest
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A mysterious disease is killing chimps in West Africa. Scientists may now know the culprit
By Ann Gibbons (Science magazine) Disease ecologist Tony Goldberg was stunned in 2016 when he learned that a mysterious infection was swiftly killing chimpanzees at a lush sanctuary in Sierra Leone’s rainforest. “It was not subtle—the chimpanzees would stagger and stumble, vomit, and have diarrhea,” recalls Goldberg of the
World Bonobo Day, the most peaceful great ape and also in danger
By Jaqueline B. Ramos* Today is World Bonobo Day and also Valentine's Day (Valentine’s Day) in many countries. The date could not be more appropriate to celebrate this species of great ape whose trademark is its behavior, in general, more sweet and peaceful. Bonobos are the “less famous”great
Today, GAP Project Brazil was informed about the death of the chimpanzee Martin, who lived in the Buenos Aires Zoo, currently converted into an ecopark. In 2017, NGO AFADA (Association of Employees and Lawyers for the Rights of Animals) filed a request for Habeas Corpus in court to transfer him, his
Sorocaba, February 7, 2021 With great sadness, the Sanctuary of Great Primates of Sorocaba, affiliated with the GAP Project, informs that the chimpanzee Black died yesterday, 02/06, at 21:02, due to cardiac arrest. On Thursday, February 4, Black showed lameness and mild apathy. He was then medicated and anesthesia was being planned for a complete
Africa: Far from COVID lockdowns bringing a lull to sanctuaries, even more primates need our help
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance The pandemic is exacerbating the complex causes driving the cruel illegal wildlife trade. Poaching and selling monkeys and apes is a rampant international problem. PASA members are working around the clock to arrest smugglers, bring confiscated primates to sanctuaries, and stop poaching in
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Young chimps need space to play. Especially Julius, the two-year-old chimp with only one arm. But because Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary recently rescued a shockingly high number of 23 orphans from the cruel wildlife trade, the nursery where Julius plays is bursting at the seams.
Scientist and primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh joins the Great Ape Project
January 12, 2021 - Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Director of Project Kanzi, the bonobo who learned the language of symbols, joins the Great Ape Project as a scientific advisor and creates the GAP Project in the United States. Her experience and her advanced communication work with great primates, and especially with the bonobo Kanzi,
Save the Chimps Sanctuary: In Loving Memory of Norene and Melissa
Save the Chimps Sanctuary: In Loving Memory of Norene and Melissa With great sadness, we announce that we lost two beloved members of our Save the Chimps family recently – Norene and Melissa. Norene was born Nov. 3, 1986, to her mother Rosemary at The Coulston Foundation (TCF). Norene was taken from her
Baby chimp gives hope for Guinea’s famous ape tribe
Conakry (AFP), Nov 26, 2020 A dwindling tribe of chimpanzees in Guinea that leapt to prominence for uncanny abilities to use tools has a glimmer of hope after its last fertile female gave birth. The tiny community of apes lives in a forest around the village of Bossou, in the far southeastern
Make it a Life-Changing #GivingTuesday for the Apes!
From Center for Great Apes In this time of uncertainty, there is always hope - that together we can do extraordinary things. Please join us as people around the world come together on Giving Tuesday, December 1st, to support the causes they care about the most. With a life-changing gift
From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Do you remember Captain? As an infant, his mother was killed by poachers who then sold Captain as an illegal pet. He was kept alone for 11 long years in a barren cage that was so small, he couldn’t even stand. PASA and
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