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Book “Adam the Ape”: friendship between a boy and a chimpanzee - March 14, 2023

The book “Adam the Ape”, by Wolfgang Wambach, tells the story of the friendship between the boy Kenny and the chimpanzee Adam, who is exploited in a circus. The two meet and discover, among many other things in common, the ability to communicate through sign language. From this friendship the author presents several issues related […]

On the edge of extinction: why western chimpanzees matter – photo essay - March 7, 2023

By Roberto García-Roa and Javier Ábalos, Photography by Roberto García-Roa / The Guardian – Jan 20, 2023  Western chimpanzees are on the brink of extinction, categorised by the IUCN as critically endangered. Photojournalist and scientist Roberto García Roa has been working with the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre in Guinea, one of the few international institutions trying to […]

“When I’m 64” - March 1, 2023

Beautiful campaign by Save the Chimps Sanctuary @savethechimps in Florida, USA. Enjoy a heartwarming video featuring our residents and @thebeatles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four,” donated by McCartney @paulmccartney.  “Most people don’t realize chimpanzees can live into their sixties, thus their lifelong care at sanctuaries is a costly commitment. I was happy to donate “When I’m Sixty-Four” […]

Argentina: chimpanzee Toti’s case updated - February 16, 2023

The chimpanzee Toti’s case is old and in the beginning of this month there was a breakthrough with the publication of a sentence – not definitive, but favorable. Toti is 32 years old and was born in captivity, in Buenos Aires. He lived in the zoo in Córdoba and in 2013 was transferred to the […]

Popular chimpanzees set hand-holding trends for the whole group - February 15, 2023

Apes copy the social customs of their influential peers – and their moms. By Jocelyn Solís-Moreira (Feb15, 2023) Holding hands isn’t just for human sweethearts. Chimps often clutch each other’s palms while grooming in a behavior known as handclasping. Handclasping is common among chimpanzees, and this endearing act is a social custom passed on through […]

Center for Great Apes/USA: California Group update - February 1, 2023

From Center for Great Apes Sanctuary The seven former research chimpanzees who arrived at CGA one year ago from the closed Wildlife Waystation in Los Angeles are just fabulous!  The four adult males and three adult females have settled into their new home in Wauchula and have captured all our hearts. Josh, the oldest male, is […]

Brazil is closer to becoming the 43rd country in the world to ban animal testing for cosmetics - January 17, 2023

Federal bill to ban cosmetics testing on animals clears Brazilian Senate Bill 70/2014, backed by Humane Society International, passed a plenary session vote in the Senate, advancing bill to final legislative step From Humane Society International BRASILIA, December 20, 2022 —After nearly a decade in the National Congress, Bill 70/2014, which aims to enact a […]

Gorilla Bua Noi, one of the saddest of the world. Help spread the word against this absurd! - January 5, 2023

Female gorilla Bua Noi (photo), captured in the wild when she was one year old, an orangutan and several other animals are examples of the most archaic concept of a zoo that we unfortunately still encounter in the year 2023. They have been living for decades at Pata Zoo, a rooftop zoo in a shopping […]

GAP Project wishes Merry Christmas! - December 19, 2022

Merry Christmas and may 2023 be a wonderful year for all living beings!  

Africa: Urgent help for baby chimpanzees - December 18, 2022

The baby chimpanzee Niete, who is less than one year old, is one example among many other victims of wildlife hunters in Africa. Her parents and other adults in her group were probably murdered for her to be captured with the purpose of commercialization. Niete was lucky and was rescued. Dehydrated, malnourished and traumatized, she […]

Three chimpanzees shot dead after escape from Swedish zoo - December 15, 2022

With great sadness we came across another news of chimpanzees’ deaths after escaping from a zoo. This time it happened in Sweden, at Furuviksparken zoo, about 160 km away from Stockholm. According to the news released, yesterday, 12/14, 5 of the 7 chimpanzees who lived in the zoo escaped and were loose for hours. In […]

The Darwin of our time - December 6, 2022

By Pedro Pozas Terrados (GAP Project Spain) On October 9, 2022, at the Royal Spanish Academy, in the presence of all the academics and authorities in sciences, knowledge and arts, as well as in that of several politicians, José María Bermúdez de Castro Risueño, took his place at the K, with a speech entitled “Nature, […]

Chimpanzees share experiences with each other, a trait once thought to be only human - November 30, 2022

A chimpanzee doesn’t hesitate to make it clear when it wants attention. The closest cousin of humans, this species of great ape has effective ways of communicating what it needs. Researchers have often observed captive chimps pointing to an object they want their caregivers to give them or young chimps in the wild having tantrums […]

Save the Chimps: Meet former Lab chimp Amy - November 29, 2022

From Save the Chimps Sanctuary Amy was born on February 2, 1983, at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. She was taken from her mother within two hours of birth – even though it’s noted that Clair was a good mother. At just one year old, Amy was sent to a laboratory in […]

Tears, apples and travel blankets: Rescued chimps leave troubled California refuge for new home - November 27, 2022

BY LOUIS SAHAGÚN STAFF WRITER – LOS ANGELES TIMES Photography by MEL MELCON The morning began like so many others for the last 10 chimpanzees stranded at the shuttered Wildlife Waystation in the Angeles National Forest: whiling away the hours, spinning around and around, pushing toys across concrete floors and peering through the bars of their […]

WWF’S Living Planet Report reveals 69% drop in wildlife populations in the last five decades - October 18, 2022

By Jaqueline B. Ramos (Communication Advisor – GAP Project Brazil/International) Gland/Vienna: This past week, NGO WWF made an alarming disclosure, to say the least. Monitored wildlife populations – mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fishes species – have suffered an average 69% decline in their populations since 1970.  The data are presented in the Living Planet […]

Support Sanctuary Center for Great Apes after hurricane Ian direct hit - October 5, 2022

From Center for Great Apes We received a direct hit from Hurricane Ian. All of the apes and staff are safe, but the grounds will need significant clean up. A few of the big oak trees, pines, and bamboo have come down along with some perimeter fences, but most of the damage is from flooding, […]

USA: Our beloved chimpanzee Connor – 1995-2022 - September 23, 2022

By Center for Great Apes Sanctuary “To our CGA Members and Supporters, Sadly, I have heartbreaking news to share with you. Connor, our 27-year-old chimpanzee who arrived from Missouri over a year ago, passed away last week. After showing signs of sudden illness a few weeks ago, a series of veterinary diagnostic tests and reports determined […]

Africa: Protecting Great Apes from diseases - September 21, 2022

By Ana Nuno, Chloe Chesney, Maia Wellbelove, Elena Bersacola, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Fabian Leendertz, Amander Webber, and Kimberley Hockings Nonhuman great apes (bonobos, chimpanzees, eastern gorillas, western gorillas and orangutans) are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases from humans because of our close genetic relatedness. This vulnerability is highest in close-contact activities such as tourism and research. […]

Conservation: Hope for our gorillas - September 16, 2022

Arcus Foundation celebrates the population recovery of the Cross River Gorilla (a subspecies of the Western Gorilla) on Nigeria-Cameroon border. The first evidence was the never-before-seen footage captured in 2020 of a group of gorillas with several infants, an indication that the animals are reproducing and that the population is recovering. The Cross River gorilla […]