#GreatApeMoment: At the JACK sanctuary in DR Congo, Elia, an orphaned chimpanzee, discovered a small toad in her enclosure and spent several hours happily...
“Primate Tourism: A Tool for Conservation?” (Cambridge University Press, 2014) is a new book that examines the rapidly expanding world of ecotourism...
International Animal Rescue (IAR) caretakers drove 14 hours with Indonesian wildlife authorities (BKSDA) to confiscate a frail, male Bornean orangutan...
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,...
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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...
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...
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...
#GRASP Partner Chester Zoo launches Go Orange for Orangutans fundraising campaign.Read more: http://ift.tt/ZVbdX2 For more information and special fundraising...
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...
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...
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...
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...
With political negotiations at this week’s UN Climate Summit moving slowly, 40 major corporations – including Kellog’s, L’Oréal and Nestlé — signed a...
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 ZooRead...
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...
Study finds chimpanzees raised by humans to be pets or performers have social difficulties with other.They are usually bred specifically for these intentions,...
GRASP Scientific Commission member Erik Meijaard believes that the recent nuclear disaster in Fukushima offers some interesting parallels to the lack...
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...
#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...
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...
Great ape inspired art: Alain Thimmesch an artist passionate about animals and conservation has donated his artwork “Three Chimpanzees” to the Jane Goodall...
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,...
#GreatApeMoment Muanda a bonobo taking part in the rehabilitation of a rescued bonobo named Lomela. Lomela was rehabilitated, released and has recently...
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...
The Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda has earned its 2nd straight “Certificate of Excellence” for 2014 from the Tripadvisor travel website....
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...
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...
#GreatApeMoment Orphan orangutan Marie and Onyo playing around.Photo Courtesy: International Animal Rescue http://ift.tt/1wLIAJi via Tumblr http://i...
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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.Read more http://ift.tt/1szLHxl http://ift.tt/1mjz6BI...
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.Read...
An orangutan learns how to fish. A #NewYoker article http://ift.tt/1qfuBms http://ift.tt/1wGCoT4 via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1meoq...
Great ape inspired art “Chimpanzee” by Sujee Indran. http://ift.tt/1qMYaC3 via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1wGvf...
Researchers examine the causes of aggression in wild #chimpanzees in this paper from Nature through examination of many different chimpanzee communities...
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...
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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...
The Aspinall Foundation is seeking to hire an Africa programme director to oversee its gorilla conservation operations in Gabon and Congo. For more,...
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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 #ReturnTheGorillaRead more: http://goo.gl/z3PDhD http://ift.tt/X5lJIZ...
Orangutans are being forced to move to higher areas when food becomes scarce in lowland forests.Read more: http://goo.gl/NJ2NxY http://ift.tt/X5lH3O...
Boom in Retiring Lab Chimpanzees Fills New Sanctuaries With ApesRead more: http://goo.gl/iKn0JN http://ift.tt/1qPWs1N via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1APt2...
