The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) has launched a CrowdRise crowdfunding campaign to generate support for the protection of bonobos and their central African habitat. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1XUGDVG
The fate of dozens of chimpanzees used in American biomedical experiments is up in the air after being left to fend for themselves on an isolated island. These chimpanzees, located in Liberia, were in serious danger of dehydration and starvation until concerned advocates stepped in. Join #GRASP, invited guests and experts on the today at 1:00-2:00 PM GMT/UTC as we discuss the controversy behind the use of apes in biomedical research. Read more: http://buff.ly/1Th3k7P Watch Live: http://buff.ly/1Th3mMK
The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) has launched a CrowdRise crowdfunding campaign to generate support for the protection of bonobos and their central African habitat. For more, visit http://ift.tt/215KMGk http://ift.tt/21vfFtj
GRASP Regional Meeting to Examine Great Ape Threats in West Africa
Sustainable palm oil, extractive industries, illegal trade and zoonotic diseases are among the key issues to be discussed at the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) Regional Meeting – West Africa, which will be held 12-13 April in Monrovia, Liberia.
The meeting will be hosted by GRASP and the Forest Development Authority (FDA) of Liberia.
The GRASP Regional Meeting – West Africa will bring…
The fate of dozens of chimpanzees used in American biomedical experiments is up in the air after being left to fend for themselves on an isolated island. These chimpanzees, located in Liberia, were in serious danger of dehydration and starvation until concerned advocates stepped in.
Join #GRASP, invited guests and experts today at 1:00-2:00 PM GMT/UTC as we discuss the controversy behind the use of apes in biomedical research.
Read more: http://ift.tt/1R3x29Q
Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyMCPQTirU4 http://ift.tt/21CNSE7
As the international community celebrates #WorldWildlifeDay, it is crucial to remember that action starts with the individual. What can you do to join the collective push to fight the illegal trade in wildlife? Tell the world how the future of wildlife is in our hands. Get creative and post a picture that shows just that – be sure to include the #InOurHands hashtag so we can share your support. http://buff.ly/1TCLvhJ #WWD2016
Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals Read more: http://buff.ly/1oE5IIl
Adult male gorillas call more during feeding than females, juveniles Read more: http://buff.ly/1KN92Lx
The fate of dozens of chimpanzees used in American biomedical experiments is up in the air after being left to fend for themselves on an isolated island. These chimpanzees, located in Liberia, were in serious danger of dehydration and starvation until concerned advocates stepped in. Join #GRASP, invited guests and experts on the 29th February 1:00-2:00 PM GMT/UTC as we discuss the controversy behind the use of apes in biomedical research. Read more: http://buff.ly/1QzFu02 RSVP: http://buff.ly/1QzFwVH
Bon Bon, the oldest living chimpanzee to have been born in a North American zoo, died this week at the age of 57 at the Dallas (USA) Zoo. Bon Bon was the zoo’s oldest resident and gave birth to 4 offspring, but suffered from declining heath in recent weeks. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1S28enn.
As the international community celebrates #WorldWildlifeDay, it is crucial to remember that action starts with the individual. What can you do to join the collective push to fight the illegal trade in wildlife?
Tell the world how the future of wildlife is in our hands. Get creative and post a picture that shows just
that – be sure to include the #InOurHands hashtag so we can share your support. http://ift.tt/1hBgS9i #WWD2016 http://ift.tt/1pbCDo7
Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals
Read more: https://goo.gl/FCtNIx http://ift.tt/21vVfNy
An animal carry case that was left anonymously outside the Wildlife Friends of Thailand offices this week was found to have a juvenile female Bornean orangutan inside. It is thought the orangutan – nicknamed “Maggie” – was kept illegally as a pet but was abandoned when her owners realized the illegality of keeping a captive orangutan. Maggie’s appearance also emphasizes the illegal trade in apes that occurs throughout Southeast Asia. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1RmKtnO
GRASP Ambassador Richard Wrangham is featured in the new Netflix original documentary mini-series, “Cooked,” which examines the history of humanity’s quest to alter food. Wrangham is the author of “Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human” (2009), which emphasizes that food preparation was one of the first signs of separation between prehistoric apes and mankind. For more, visit http://buff.ly/20UzLYu
Adult male gorillas call more during feeding than females, juveniles
Read more: http://ift.tt/1RnURfi http://ift.tt/1mZk6d3
The fate of dozens of chimpanzees used in American biomedical experiments is up in the air after being left to fend for themselves on an isolated island. These chimpanzees, located in Liberia, were in serious danger of dehydration and starvation until concerned advocates stepped in.
Join #GRASP, invited guests and experts on the 29th February 1:00-2:00 PM GMT/UTC as we discuss the controversy behind the use of apes in biomedical research.
Read more: http://ift.tt/1R3x29Q
RSVP: http://ift.tt/1oJeUvq http://ift.tt/1Qfqc12
A recent Huffington Post article regarding an encounter with Lola ya Bonobo founder Claudine Andre. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1QxiE9m
Bon Bon, the oldest living chimpanzee to have been born in a North American zoo, died this week at the age of 57 at the Dallas (USA) Zoo. Bon Bon was the zoo’s oldest resident and gave birth to 4 offspring, but suffered from declining heath in recent weeks. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1R1FQNm. http://ift.tt/1OvznIB
At least 3 Bornean orangutans – including a mother and an infant – were burned to death this week as a result of fires deliberately set to clear land in the vicinity of the Kutai National Park and the Botang Protected Forest in East Kalimantan. Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry, local police and the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) removed the corpses and will proceed with autopsies while authorities conduct a full investigation. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1QuTNmC
An animal carry case that was left anonymously outside the Wildlife Friends of Thailand offices this week was found to have a juvenile female Bornean orangutan inside. It is thought the orangutan – nicknamed “Maggie” – was kept illegally as a pet but was abandoned when her owners realized the illegality of keeping a captive orangutan. Maggie’s appearance also emphasizes the illegal trade in apes that occurs throughout Southeast Asia. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1VDVGle http://ift.tt/1RmKzfc
The Fate of Liberia’s Retired Research Chimpanzees: Webcast Episode 05
Event Name: GRASP Webcast 05 – The Experts Speak : The Fate of Liberia’s Retired Research Chimpanzees…
GRASP Ambassador Richard Wrangham is featured in the new Netflix original documentary mini-series, “Cooked,” which examines the history of humanity’s quest to alter food. Wrangham is the author of “Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human” (2009), which emphasizes that food preparation was one of the first signs of separation between prehistoric apes and mankind. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1Kujurd http://ift.tt/1oGz8Gj
A recent Huffington Post article regarding an encounter with Lola ya Bonobo founder Claudine Andre. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1oAkRtW http://ift.tt/1Lb69E6
Towan, a male hybrid Bornean – Sumatran orangutan, and his sister, Chinta, are the oldest twins in captivity in North America, and recently celebrated their 48th birthday at the Woodland Park (USA) Zoo. Towan is also the oldest captive male orangutan in the US and Canada. Both orangutans were raised with gorillas before being integrated with other members of their species at the age of 5. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1TBVhC3
#GreatApeMoment : A Bornean orangutan scales a tree in Indonesia in an image captured by celebrated wildlife photographer Tim Laman. For more, visit http://buff.ly/20I0zLn
Terry, a female chimpanzee who was born and raised in captivity in the late 1960s and spent most of the next four decades living in U.S. zoos, died this week at the estimated age of 47 after a period of declining health. Terry had lived at the North Carolina (USA) Zoo since its chimpanzee enclosure opened in 1980, and was an integral member of its community. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1ow6MOQ
At least 3 Bornean orangutans – including a mother and an infant – were burned to death this week as a result of fires deliberately set to clear land in the vicinity of the Kutai National Park and the Botang Protected Forest in East Kalimantan. Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry, local police and the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) removed the corpses and will proceed with autopsies while authorities conduct a full investigation. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1Q7y4BY http://ift.tt/1TBXwoK
Towan, a male hybrid Bornean – Sumatran orangutan, and his sister, Chinta, are the oldest twins in captivity in North America, and recently celebrated their 48th birthday at the Woodland Park (USA) Zoo. Towan is also the oldest captive male orangutan in the US and Canada. Both orangutans were raised with gorillas before being integrated with other members of their species at the age of 5. For more, visit http://ift.tt/20RWg08 http://ift.tt/1T34nrS
Group structure predicts variation in proximity relationships between male–female and male–infant pairs of mountain gorillas Read more: http://buff.ly/1oM123g
Activists have hit out at plans to ship an endangered Indonesian orangutan to a zoo in North Korea. Read more: http://buff.ly/20DJrXb
Study gauges use of tea as buffer crop to curb mountain #gorilla raids. Read more: http://buff.ly/1KpsBcC
GRASP condemns the use of great apes in entertainment, and calls on the Geico insurance company to drop the TV advert that debuted last week which uses a live chimpanzee in a Tarzan spoof. With computer generated images easily available – and conservation efforts undercut by ape “actors,” according to studies – there is no excuse for using live apes in entertainment. To view, visit http://buff.ly/1Wr5eA4
An infant male Bornean orangutan who had suffered a deep cut on his head – likely from a machete –was seized this week by the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation and Indonesian wildlife authorites (BKSDA) from a village in Sangatta, East Kalimantan. The orangutan was transferred to the Samboja Lestari rehabilitation centre for medical care. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1QiyomO
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner “In a region where nature can be harnessed for peace or exploited for conflict, it is critical to make nature work for the local community. 99% of the solutions for Virunga National Park future are found outside the park in self-sustaining revenue generation.” Read more: http://buff.ly/1ojN8oJ
Former CITES enforcement director John Sellar examines the issue of corruption in his latest blog post. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1PLVYTd
Scarlett, a female chimpanzee who was born into biomedical research in 1979 in the USA and underwent hundreds of liver punch biopsies as part of blood tests and NIH protocols, died this week at the age of 47. Scarlett was wracked by deep depression and seizures at the time of her transfer to the Save the Chimps sanctuary in 2002, and ultimately suffered a seizure in 2008 that left her in a weakened state. But Scarlett loved sunshine, outdoors and male caretakers, and passed away in her sleep. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1QpAQSg http://ift.tt/1RbEdzj
#GreatApeMoment : A Bornean orangutan scales a tree in Indonesia in an image captured by celebrated wildlife photographer Tim Laman. For more, visit http://ift.tt/24bN0Zc http://ift.tt/1PJWraE
Terry, a female chimpanzee who was born and raised in captivity in the late 1960s and spent most of the next four decades living in U.S. zoos, died this week at the estimated age of 47 after a period of declining health. Terry had lived at the North Carolina (USA) Zoo since its chimpanzee enclosure opened in 1980, and was an integral member of its community. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1UbwLXM http://ift.tt/1QpsHNv
Virunga National Park warden Emmanuel de Merode, Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya David Angell, GRASP coordinator Doug Cress and UNEP executive director Achim Steiner view Mountain gorillas in DR Congo.
If the palm oil industry waited for consumers to care, sustainability would get nowhere: Let’s discuss.
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Group structure predicts variation in proximity relationships between male–female and male–infant pairs of mountain gorillas
Read more: https://goo.gl/XPSF6v http://ift.tt/1PSCgoX
The ‘Necessity’ Of Animal Research Does Not Mean It’s Ethical #NPR
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Activists have hit out at plans to ship an endangered Indonesian orangutan to a zoo in North Korea.
Read more:
http://ift.tt/1PFjgwk http://ift.tt/1U7CVbh
#GreatApeMoment #GRASP partner the Jane Goodall Institute is helping spread love for #greatapes this #ValentinesDay - check out their offer http://buff.ly/20Rq2HC
Study gauges use of tea as buffer crop to curb mountain #gorilla raids.
Read more: http://goo.gl/G4RcWJ http://ift.tt/1oJfk4G
GRASP condemns the use of great apes in entertainment, and calls on the Geico insurance company to drop the TV advert that debuted last week which uses a live chimpanzee in a Tarzan spoof. With computer generated images easily available – and conservation efforts undercut by ape “actors,” according to studies – there is no excuse for using live apes in entertainment. To view, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lmw0d6S6jU http://ift.tt/1PETlEN
An infant male Bornean orangutan who had suffered a deep cut on his head – likely from a machete –was seized this week by the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation and Indonesian wildlife authorites (BKSDA) from a village in Sangatta, East Kalimantan. The orangutan was transferred to the Samboja Lestari rehabilitation centre for medical care. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1KmsrgA http://ift.tt/1SQkJ6T
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner
“In a region where nature can be harnessed for peace or exploited for conflict, it is critical to make nature work for the local community. 99% of the solutions for Virunga National Park future are found outside the park in self-sustaining revenue generation.”
Read more: http://ift.tt/1KmP8qz http://ift.tt/1QirNIW
This Valentine’s Day, go paperless. Show the love for your sweetheart by sharing these special #greatape #valentines cards. Download cards here: http://buff.ly/1Qdfyaj To learn how to can directly support great apes this valentines visit http://buff.ly/1QdfAyN
This Valentine’s Day, go paperless. Show the love for your sweetheart by sharing these special #greatape #valentines cards. Download cards here: http://buff.ly/1TevhLo To learn how to can directly support great apes this valentines visit http://buff.ly/1Tevj66
