Spanish surgeon Antonio Peña successfully repaired the damage to the right arm of Nico, an orphaned chimpanzee who arrived at the Tacugama Chimpanzee...
President Obama signed a bill this week that removes a cap on spending for U.S.-owned chimpanzees in sanctuaries, thereby diverting funds previously...
An image of 2 cautious but curious chimpanzees in the forests of Sierra Leone was named among the winners of the 2013 BBC Wildlife Camera-trap Photo...
The remarkable rescue and rehabilitation of Wounda, one of more than 160 orphaned chimpanzees living at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre...
Experts from the government, private sector and civil society drafted a set of recommendations to improve the palm oil sector at the Responsible Business...
Bubbles, the young male chimpanzee who was paraded around the world in sequins and suspenders as a “pet” by pop star Michael Jackson – then was abandoned...
Digit, the young male Mountain gorilla that inspired zoologist Dian Fossey’s Rwandan research – and ultimately compelled the conservation movement when...
David Greybeard, the male chimpanzee that befriended Jane Goodall in the earliest days of her research in Tanzania a half-century ago and ultimately...
The power struggle for dominance at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary continues to evolve, with Kalema, a 17-year old male, now seemingly in charge....
The Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF), an inter-governmental organization created in 1996 that assists member nations in investigating violations of...
Notorious animal trainer Sid Yost continues to work steadily in Hollywood, despite a litany of U.S. government complaints dating back to 2008 and a renewed...
Twenty-two Bornean orangutans have been confiscated from private owners in West Kalimantan’s Ketapang regency thus far in 2013, bringing to 81 the total...
Sura, an infant female Bornean orangutan whose fingers were cut off by a machete during forest clearance, is now in the care of the BOS Foundation’s...
The Western Lowland gorillas that were transferred recently from a zoo in the U.K. to the wild in Gabon continue to settle in well, according to the...
An adult male Sumatran orangutan – seriously injured and trapped by expanding farmland – was rescued this week by the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC)...
The growing links between deforestation, oil palm expansion and the illegal trade in orangutans is examined in a recent Gulf News article from UAE. For...
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Tatu and Loulis – the two remaining sign-language chimpanzees from the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) in the U.S.A. that were transferred...
Rika, a young female Bornean orangutan that had been kept under a house on a chain as a pet alongside a dog and a pig, has been confiscated by International...
A new study commissioned by the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) concludes that the intense habituation of Mountain gorillas in East...
Suzy Kwetuenda, the first native Congolese researcher to study bonobos, recently visited Duke University in the United States to deliver a presentation...
The only two countries that host orangutans – Malaysia and Indonesia – rank first and third among the world’s fastest deforestation rates, according...
Gorillas Use Ladders in the Wild:Unlike chimpanzees, which famously tinker with sticks and stones, wild gorillas are notoriously rare tool users. Captive...
Ferrero, the Italian-based manufacturer of Nutella, Kinder, Tic Tac and Ferrero Rocher chocolates, has committed to using only 100% traceable segregated,...
A female Mountain gorilla who used a bamboo stalk as a ladder to help her infant climb to a higher perch may be further evidence that gorillas – like...
GRASP coordinator Doug Cress speaks during the closing working session of the 11th RSPO meeting. http://ift.tt/1eOWqCe via Tumblr http://un-grasp.tu...
Global Demand For Sustainable Palm Oil To Grow To Nine Million Tonnes By 2015The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil #RSPO has projected the global demand...
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GRASP Southeast Asian focal point Solene Le Doze-Turvill discusses forestry issues with colleagues. http://ift.tt/1aEbivi via Tumblr http://un-grasp...
PanEco protected area specialist Graham Usher and GRASP coordinator Doug Cress meet up at the 11th RSPO exhibition hall. http://ift.tt/1aEbgnf via Tumblr...
GRASP Southeast Asian focal point Solene Le Doze-Turvill, RSPO executive director Darrel Webber, and GRASP coordinator Doug Cress . http://ift.tt/1hFb68X...
Dismantling of M23 Rebel Group in DR Congo Offers Hope for Mountain Gorillas:According to Kathleen Garrigan, Communications and Marketing Officer, African...
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve bipartisan legislation that will retire government-owned chimpanzees from laboratories...
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Three Bornean villagers who cooked and ate an orangutan they claimed to have found wounded in the forest – an act that apparently shocked other villagers...
An undercover report from the United Arab Emirates’ Gulf News found exotic animal dealers still willing to illegally source a wide variety of wildlife,...
Maggie, a 52-year old Bornean orangutan at the Brookfield Zoo that has cataracts, osteoarthritis and other health concerns, is featured in a Chicago...
The United Nations’ ongoing efforts to protect great apes and promote peace in the volatile eastern regions of DR Congo are profiled by the UN News Centre...
Panelists Doug Cress (GRASP), Steven Broad (TRAFFIC), Maxwell Gomera (WCMC) and Ben Janse Van Rensburg (CITES). http://ift.tt/179STpW via Tumblr htt...
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Delegates at the GRASP event, “Stolen Apes: Building an Illegal Trade Database for Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orangutans and Bonobos.” http://ift.tt/179SVy9...
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GRASP coordinator Doug Cress http://ift.tt/1cFFA8A via Tumblr http://un-grasp.tumblr.com/post/662640000...
#GreatApeMoment A Mountain gorilla rests along a lush hillside in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.Photograph by Robin Hammond, Panos Pictures http://ift.tt/Hz9woL...
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The Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) will seek to monitor the illicit traffic in chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos with the creation...
#GreatApeMoment Wonderful shot of two young #Orangutans :Photo credit Markus Mauthe / Greenpeace http://ift.tt/18UWYhE via Tumblr http://un-grasp.tu...
Annette Lanjouw, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Great Apes Program, and speaker at the Personhood Beyond the Human Conference talks about...
Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) will be having a side event during the Interpol-UNEP Conference to discuss, “Stolen Apes: Building an Illegal...
A juvenile male Bornean orangutan was confiscated from a soldier by the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) and the East Kalimantan wildlife authority,...
