#GreatApeMoment: At the JACK sanctuary in DR Congo, Elia, an orphaned chimpanzee, discovered a small toad in her enclosure and spent several hours happily playing with it. When the toad could not be found later, sanctuary officials surmised it had escaped. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1vspQNc. http://ift.tt/1rzlMba
“Primate Tourism: A Tool for Conservation?” (Cambridge University Press, 2014) is a new book that examines the rapidly expanding world of ecotourism and the pressure it places on wild populations of apes and monkeys. Edited by Anne Russon (York U.) and Janette Wallis (U. of Oklahoma), the book includes chapters and essays by over 30 experts. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1qQrp0Q. http://ift.tt/1qQrqlJ
International Animal Rescue (IAR) caretakers drove 14 hours with Indonesian wildlife authorities (BKSDA) to confiscate a frail, male Bornean orangutan who was chained by the neck to a tree behind a villager’s house in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. Nicknamed “Wawa,” the orangutan was small and undernourished, and had very little hair and poor skin due to a diet of sweet drinks and rice. Wawa is the 70th orangutan taken in by IAR’s rescue center in Ketapang. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1tbllSt http://ift.tt/1tbllSw
America’s Chimp Problem. Where should laboratory apes go to retire?
America has had a chimp problem for decades. Since the 1930s, chimps have been lobotomized, placed in sensory deprivation studies, and raised without the use of their arms and legs. Scientists integrated chimps into families to see what might happen.
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#GRASP to Monitor #Ebola Outbreak, Issues Warning Against Bushmeat Consumption
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JoJo, a male chimpanzee who has lived at the Jackson, Mississippi (USA) Zoo since 1986, this week celebrated his 50th birthday. One of the oldest chimpanzees in the U.S., JoJo arrived from the Taronga Zoo in Australia on a breeding loan and has produced 4 offspring. For more, visit http://ift.tt/YqOlgC. http://ift.tt/102VQf5
A juvenile Bornean orangutan who was kept in a small roadside cage for 11 years was turned over to International Animal Rescue (IAR) recently and is now recovering at the IAR care centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan. Nicknamed “Franki,” the orangutan was fed sporadically and abused by her previous owner, who only surrendered the orangutan when threatened with legal action by the Indonesian wildlife authority (BDKSA). For more, visit http://ift.tt/1rxw655 http://ift.tt/YhRMqh
The illicit traffic in great apes — which included large-scale importations to Chinese zoos and theme parks in recent years — is examined by the Global Times, one of China’s leading daily newspapers . For more, visit http://ift.tt/1qtIJZA. http://ift.tt/1swDiAE
#GRASP Partner Chester Zoo launches Go Orange for Orangutans fundraising campaign.
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The Centre for Orangutan Protection’s APE Crusader Team has identified at least three Bornean orangutans that need to be rescued amid the fires in Central Kalimantan, including Deo, an infant male who is being held illegally by villagers. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1nEF0Jn. http://ift.tt/1n2g2bG
The parents of a 2-month old infant who suffered injuries after briefly being kidnapped by wild chimpanzees in Uganda this week are asking the chimpanzee conservation organizations to pay for compensation and underwrite or their son’s treatment. Julius Nkasiime received cuts to his legs, head and groin in the attack in Hoima. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1qyo7iF http://ift.tt/1n0LvuM
The Pata Zoo that sits atop a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok is resisting efforts to relocate its lone Western Lowland gorilla to a more suitable site. Bua Noi is the only captive gorilla known to exist in Thailand, but zoo officials said they will not succumb to “mob rule.” For more, visit http://ift.tt/1B9Olyj. http://ift.tt/1rcC1gF
A 15-year old Bornean orangutan who had been kept as a pet in a tiny cage and fed rice, fruit, sweet tea and syrup, was voluntarily surrendered to the Indonesian wildlife authority (BKSDA) by her owner this week and transferred to a government facility in Central Java. Nicknamed “Tita,” the orangutan was approximately 30 kilograms overweight due to her diet and inactivity. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1qwF7G0 http://ift.tt/1v1LLuv
With political negotiations at this week’s UN Climate Summit moving slowly, 40 major corporations – including Kellog’s, L’Oréal and Nestlé — signed a declaration pledging to cut tropical deforestation in half by 2020 and stop it entirely by 2030. They included several of the largest companies handling palm oil, the production of which has resulted in rampant destruction of old-growth forests, especially in Indonesia. For more, visit http://ift.tt/Y4YaRb. http://ift.tt/1xi2dch
Yakini the viral #Gorilla is all grown up now and has even replaced his father as the dominant silverback gorilla male at the Werribee Open Range Zoo
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A campaign to free a gorilla from a mall zoo in Bangkok has gained momentum after a senior official agreed to meet the activists demanding the animal be released. Female gorilla Bua Noi has been been in a concrete cage on top of the Pata shopping centre since 1987.
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Study finds chimpanzees raised by humans to be pets or performers have social difficulties with other.
They are usually bred specifically for these intentions, and often take away from their mothers very early, even within the first 24 hours of their lives.
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GRASP Scientific Commission member Erik Meijaard believes that the recent nuclear disaster in Fukushima offers some interesting parallels to the lack of conservation success in Indonesia and Malaysia, particularly the unwillingness to question authority or take personal responsibility. For more, visit http://ift.tt/XUiDbt. http://ift.tt/1x71o62
GRASP program officer Laura Darby will be speaking at INSPIRED TALKS on the 25th September in Nairobi.
Laura’s talk will reflect on the years she spent working in Northern DRC and the insight she gained into living life “outside the box”
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#FieldNews Gorilla Doctors announces that Kalonge, a young gorilla who was rescued in early March after she was poached from the wild, is in fact a Grauer’s gorilla She will be move from Senkwekwe to the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center where she will join a tight-knit family of orphan Grauer’s gorillas.
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An adult female Western Lowland gorilla that lives alone at a zoo in a department store in downtown Bangkok may get a new lease on life if the campaign led by animal welfare activist Sinjira Apaitan is successful. Bua Noi, who is housed at the notorious Pata Zoo, is the only gorilla known to exist in Thailand. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1rgY2cZ. http://ift.tt/1rkl2I4
Great ape inspired art: Alain Thimmesch an artist passionate about animals and conservation has donated his artwork “Three Chimpanzees” to the Jane Goodall Institute.
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All but one of the chimpanzees that fled when a tree crashed through their enclosure at the Ape Action Africa sanctuary in Cameroon last month have returned, including Biri (pictured) who jumped back into his enclosure. Only Soho, a female, remains missing. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1oXaeLl. http://ift.tt/1uBn5Gw
#GreatApeMoment Muanda a bonobo taking part in the rehabilitation of a rescued bonobo named Lomela. Lomela was rehabilitated, released and has recently given birth.
She was a main character in Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods. http://ift.tt/1rh63Pl
Great Gorilla Run takes over London.
London went ape on Saturday September 20 as over 600 people wearing gorilla costumes took to the streets to raise money for the endangered animals.
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The Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda has earned its 2nd straight “Certificate of Excellence” for 2014 from the Tripadvisor travel website. Ngamba Island, which cares for over 40 orphaned chimpanzees at its facility in Lake Victoria, earned “excellent” reviews from 70 percent of visitors. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1reNz0x. http://ift.tt/1rgvhxk
Nyango, the only Cross River gorilla known to exist in captivity, is battling arthritis and other ailments as a result of age and incessant rains at the Limbe Wildlife Centre in Cameroon. Nyango, who was rescued from illegal traders in 1994 and is thought to be approximately 24 years of age, is receiving a special diet and regular veterinary care. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1p80VZk. http://ift.tt/1tLJByx
Susie, a female chimpanzee who has lived at the Sunset Zoo in Kansas, USA, since 1974, celebrated her 60th birthday earlier this month. Susie is one of the oldest chimpanzees in captivity, and made headlines 4 years ago by giving birth (pictured) at the age of 56 when zoo officials took her off birth control. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1r9NlsQ. http://ift.tt/1r9MYNI
#GreatApeMoment Orphan orangutan Marie and Onyo playing around.
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A giant sculpture of a gorilla made by a Suffolk artist is to go on display more than 5,000 miles (8,102km) away.
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A sense of fairness separates great apes and humans from other animals and evolved to promote the benefits of long-term co-operation, experts claim.
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An orangutan learns how to fish. A #NewYoker article http://ift.tt/1qfuBms http://ift.tt/1wGCoT4
Great ape inspired art “Chimpanzee” by Sujee Indran. http://ift.tt/1qMYaC3
Researchers examine the causes of aggression in wild #chimpanzees in this paper from Nature through examination of many different chimpanzee communities and several #bonobo communities, trying to gauge whether human impact is to blame.
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GRASP is pleased to welcome intern Jia Qiao of China to the staff. Jia recently completed her master’s studies in management at the Nanjing Agricultural University’s School of Government, and previously spent 6 months studying Confucius sites in Kenya through Egerton University. She also served on the Foreign Affairs Staff of Zhejian University in Nanjing. Welcome! http://ift.tt/XBFCIs
#GreatApeMoment Rugira a young mountain gorilla from Kuryama’s group in DR Congo. http://ift.tt/1BLq4AR
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#BreakingNews Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) reports confiscation of a 2yr old orangutan.It will be moved to quarantine later tonight where he will have is injuries treated. http://ift.tt/1u1LXHl
The Aspinall Foundation is seeking to hire an Africa programme director to oversee its gorilla conservation operations in Gabon and Congo. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1u1dSad. http://ift.tt/1maGEGD
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#FieldNews Malaika of Mubare Gorilla Family in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has a new baby.The group is now eight member strong. http://ift.tt/1sXd1JV
On lighter news: Theft of giant gorilla mascot in La Crete, Alberta prompts police call for tips #ReturnTheGorilla
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Orangutans are being forced to move to higher areas when food becomes scarce in lowland forests.
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Boom in Retiring Lab Chimpanzees Fills New Sanctuaries With Apes
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