20th Century Fox has announced that “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” will be the sequel to 2011’s massive USD $480 million hit, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” and will be released March 23, 2014. For more information, visit http://on.mtv.com/JKtGMc. http://on.fb.me/RiSXjC
GRASP Holiday Greetings: The Gorilla Foundation http://on.fb.me/RRKFks
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Cheetah Conservation Fund http://on.fb.me/V3ltnI
The looming showdown over whether to drill for oil in he Virunga Mountains is very much on the mind of the French public as 2012 draws to a close. To read more, visit http://bit.ly/V101zl. http://on.fb.me/UrwIsG
What is believed to be the first-ever cataract operation conducted on a bonobo occurred recently at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in DR Congo, restoring sight to a male named Kipolo. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/12zS3Ty. http://on.fb.me/WATsVF
GRASP Holiday Greetings: JACK sanctuary (DR Congo) http://on.fb.me/TQtpZH
GRASP Holiday Greetings: International Rhino Foundation http://on.fb.me/106cRSO
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Blank Park Zoo (USA). To view, click http://bit.ly/12xKwV9 http://on.fb.me/VZHRgu
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Wildlife without Borders / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USA) http://on.fb.me/Tf4ZwC
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Jane Goodall Institute (South Africa) http://on.fb.me/RIdcZA
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Barcelona Zoo (Spain) http://on.fb.me/V8ULw3
‘Tis the season: At the Chimp Haven sanctuary in Louisiana, USA, the chimpanzees receive Xmas stockings filled with treats as part of their enrichment. This is Keith digging into his. For more, visit www.chimphaven.org. http://on.fb.me/XPwoS1www.chimphaven.org. http://on.fb.me/XPwoS1
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) http://on.fb.me/UPnId7
A gorilla is a work of art — in chocolate - in Paris… http://on.fb.me/T7E8yN
Even chocolatiers in Paris understand that orangutans are precious… http://on.fb.me/ZjeXzD
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (DFGFI). http://on.fb.me/Wo8kXb
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Wildlife Conservation Society (Europe) http://on.fb.me/TxPpsf
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Centre de Conservation pour Chimpanzes (Guinea). http://on.fb.me/Zi20pN
GRASP Holiday Greetings: The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. Click to play: http://smilebox.co/Wo3xoQ. http://on.fb.me/YjqOfw
Two chimpanzees at the Lucknow Zoo in India – Jason and Nikita — leaped out of their enclosure while the zoo was closed to the public and spent more than an hour on the loose before being recaptured by zoo staff. For more, visit http://bit.ly/VN7Irz. http://on.fb.me/V4zunj
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Chester Zoo (UK). http://bit.ly/U5TzZt. http://on.fb.me/UGqnpq
GRASP Holiday Greetings: Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre (Congo). http://bit.ly/UGql0N. http://on.fb.me/U5Ty80
Happy Holidays and Best of Luck in 2013! http://on.fb.me/Xzspc8
Two highly intelligent, escape-prone chimpanzees at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone – Solo, a male, and Marion, a female – have been paired in what caretakers hope is an escape-proof enclosure. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/V0V1x8. http://on.fb.me/UyjsPf
Great Ape Moment: Chest Beat - twin gorillas in the Hirwa group in the Volcanoes National park, Rwanda. (Photo by Richard Denyer) http://on.fb.me/Wb9gy3
Phoenix Zoo Zoolights 2010
November 22, 2010 — Phoenix Zoolights. Photo by Dave Seibert http://on.fb.me/Tg2hDf
A Scientific American blog argues that West African chimpanzees may actually be a separate species of Pan troglodytes, particularly given their so-called “human” traits of tool-making, living in caves, predicting movement of fire, and playing with water. For more, visit http://bit.ly/WaE9mq http://on.fb.me/12cxYSU
A young female orangutan confiscated from a village in Borneo where she had been kept as a pet is making good progress as part of a “soft” release programme. Joson, who has been under the care of the orangutan Foundation at the Lamandau River Wildlife Reserve in Central Kalimantan, is learning to make nests, climb trees, and eat wild fruits. For more, visit http://bit.ly/TYXpVo. http://on.fb.me/WavqjV
Great Ape Holidays: The Chester Zoo’s annual holiday lights display, Lantern Magic, is almost sold out, but limited tickets remain for Dec. 14, Dec. 16 Dec. 21. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/TWMFGR http://on.fb.me/UDqx1N
GRASP’s Johann Jenson was interviewed recently by Radio Canada, the country’s French-language broadcast network. To listen, visit http://bit.ly/XVlP4G. http://on.fb.me/VDrINn
Visit www.releasechimps.org to learn more http://on.fb.me/VZ7vE3www.releasechimps.org to learn more http://on.fb.me/VZ7vE3
Indonesia’s commitment to REDD after a troubled start was hailed at this week’s climate change meetings in Doha, but The Economist asks a difficult question: “If a project with so much in its favour finds the going so hard, what hope is there for others?” For more, visit http://econ.st/VBH0bf}. http://on.fb.me/TYmtb4
GRASP poster 3 (designed by Johann Jenson) http://on.fb.me/TYmr2W
