GRASP will release the report, “Stolen Apes: The Illicit Trade in Chimpanzees, Gorilla, Bonobos and Orangutans,” on March 4 at the CITES meeting in Bangkok....
Do scientists and researchers actually deter poaching and deforestation? A new study by the James Cook University in Australia, “Does research help to...
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The Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in DR Congo received 20,293 visitors in 2011, the majority of whom were schoolchildren that learned how they can help protect...
A new study published in the American Journal of Primatology shows that chimpanzees derive the same joy from solving tricky puzzles that humans do when...
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An Asian Correspondent article underscores the grave conservation crisis facing orangutans, and states: “The palm oil, paper and timber industries in...
A U.N .-mediated peace deal aimed at ending 20 years of conflict in eastern DR Congo has been signed by leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes region in Addis...
Massive expansion of the oil palm industry that already “wreaked havoc” on Southeast Asia is now threatening the Congo Basin, according to a report issued...
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A recent China Central Television (CCTV) segment of “Faces of Africa” profiles of Ugandan gorilla scientists Dr. Gladys Kalema. For more, visit http://bit.ly/15Asfbe....
The popular DisneyNature film, “Chimpanzee” — which grossed over USD $30 million in its domestic release — opened this week in France as “Chimpanzés.”...
The ongoing saga of 4 chimpanzees that must be relocated from a private owner in Las Vegas, USA, is coming down to the wire; the deadline for transfer...
An infant male orangutan that was being held illegally at a palm oil plantation in Ache has been rescued by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme...
Chimp Haven in Louisiana, USA, has welcomed 8 more chimpanzees retired from biomedical research into permanent retirement, including two 52-year olds...
East Africa leads ape tourism globally…Readmore http://bit.ly/Vsv0Hs http://on.fb.me/136YomO via Tumblr http://un-grasp.tumblr.com/post/434728588...
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) at the Virunga national park in Tongo forest, Democratic Republic of Congo.Photograph: Alamy http://on.fb.me/VqtHcf via...
The North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA) has hired longtime chimpanzee activist Sarah Baeckler as its new director. Baeckler, who helped...
The illegal trade in great apes is a growing problem across Asia, including Thailand, where 11 confiscated orangutans are being cared for at the Khao...
A study on former laboratory chimpanzees at the AAP sanctuary in The Netherlands reveals that anti-depressant drugs can be used to ease their traumas,...
International media coverage of the recent rescue of an infant bonobo in DR Congo — and growing illegal trade in great apes — continues: http://bit.ly/X6qT3a...
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Gorilla trackers in Rwanda are closely monitoring the activity of Bishushwe, an adult female, who has taken the highly unusual and dangerous step of...
GRASP ambassador Dr. Jane Goodall believes climate change and environmental degradation are terrible legacies to leave future generations. “We’ve just...
Students in Borneo have rescued a female orangutan that was being kept illegally as a pet by a local family after its forest home was converted into...
Like humans, bonobos show signs of empathy and the desire to console family and friends early in life.Read full story http://bit.ly/11BRqez http://on.fb.me/12I2Bl6...
A Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader opinion article written by Primate Rescue Center director April Truitt lauds the retirement of laboratory chimpanzees...
Preliminary results from the Orangutan Foundation’s survey of the Belantikan forests that span West and Central Kalimantan in Borneo indicate the wild...
This week’s London launch of the children’s book, “King Bruno,” included some familiar faces: Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary director Bala Amarasekaran,...
The Born Free Foundation and the Bonobo Conservation Initiative teamed up this week to rescue an infant bonobo being kept by a family in Boma, DR Congo....
Nature’s Path “EnviroKidz Gorilla Munch” cereal has created a new box design, but still supports the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International’s efforts...
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3D Gorilla Chief: Meet Czech artist Jiri Adamec, he reveals how he created this image of a magnificent gorilla all in 3D.http://bit.ly/TNXvQi http://on.fb.me/V04Rj7...
Billionaire Donald Trump is suing comedian Bill Maher for USD 5 million for joking that Trump was possibly “the spawn of his mother having sex with an...
Although apes are often terrified of snakes, that is not the case at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in DR Congo. When a tree snake entered one of the enclosures,...
Indonesia plans to build a new orangutan rehabilitation facility capable of holding up to 50 orangutans adjacent to Samboja Lestari in East Kalimantan....
A new study suggests that chimpanzee “culture” meets a basic requirement: The ability to learn new behaviors from one another, and to pass them down...
“King Bruno,” a new children’s book that tells the true story of Bruno, a male chimpanzee at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone, will...
The transfer of orphaned gorillas to a larger enclosure at the Ape Action Sanctuary in Cameroon — and the tireless efforts of director Rachel Hogan and...
The Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda offers limited luxury tented camp accommodation and special off-season rates at the Lake Victoria site....
Great Ape Moment: Wattana and baby Kawan on a sunny day. Photo by Jean Kern http://on.fb.me/W5BZVK via Tumblr http://un-grasp.tumblr.com/post/420118...
