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A team in the UK wants to find out just how much energy our...

- Wednesday 30 November 2016 No Comments


A team in the UK wants to find out just how much energy our great ape cousins expend swinging through the jungle canopy. With the assistance of parkour athletes and an artificial canopy environment, their project explores the energy-expenditure decisions apes such as orangutans must make on a daily basis. Find out more here: http://buff.ly/2gJkWYL



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Manno, the juvenile chimpanzee who spent the past 4 years at a substandard zoo in Kurdistan after being smuggled into Iraq from Syria, reached Kenya this week, where he will be transferred permanently to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Mt. Kenya. Manno was released from Kurdistan after activists received the support of the Kurdish prime minister, allowing Animals Lebanon and the Project to End Great Ape Slavery (PEGAS) to arrange the relocation. (Photos courtesy Jason Mier / Daniel Stiles). For more, visit http://ift.tt/2gkxvNq

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A team in the UK wants to find out just how much energy our...

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A team in the UK wants to find out just how much energy our great ape cousins expend swinging through the jungle canopy. With the assistance of parkour athletes and an artificial canopy environment, their project explores the energy-expenditure decisions apes such as orangutans must make on a daily basis. Find out more here:
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Researchers have discovered that wild chimpanzees have been...

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Researchers have discovered that wild chimpanzees have been responsible for the dispersal of human-cultivated cocoa. Chimpanzees will ingest cacao pulp and spit out large seeds in the unripe part, or swallow them, so that they then are deposited in the faeces. The chimpanzees were capable of distributing seeds throughout their home range, to areas with increased light penetration, promoting plant survival and benefiting farmers. Something to ponder about over your hot chocolate this evening. http://buff.ly/2gj3c9S



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Researchers have discovered that wild chimpanzees have been...

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Researchers have discovered that wild chimpanzees have been responsible for the dispersal of human-cultivated cocoa. Chimpanzees will ingest cacao pulp and spit out large seeds in the unripe part, or swallow them, so that they then are deposited in the faeces. The chimpanzees were capable of distributing seeds throughout their home range, to areas with increased light penetration, promoting plant survival and benefiting farmers. Something to ponder about over your hot chocolate this evening.
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GRASP is now on instagram! Follow us to learn more about what...

- Tuesday 29 November 2016 No Comments


GRASP is now on instagram! Follow us to learn more about what our fantastic partners get up to in the world of great apes conservation! Follow: grasp_unep #grasp #greatapes #instagrasp http://buff.ly/2ge3iQ6



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Operation Pongo, a U.S. federal undercover investigation that...

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Operation Pongo, a U.S. federal undercover investigation that smashed an international smuggling ring that trafficked in orangutan skulls and other endangered Asian wildlife trophies, is profiled in the current issue of Portland Monthly magazine. For more, visit http://buff.ly/2gAeO5h



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GRASP is now on instagram! Follow us to learn more about what...

- Monday 28 November 2016 No Comments


GRASP is now on instagram! Follow us to learn more about what our fantastic partners get up to in the world of great apes conservation! Follow: grasp_unep #grasp #greatapes #instagrasp http://ift.tt/2gEd9MZ http://ift.tt/2gR05H1



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Medical therapies such as vaccination have been used, or...

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Medical therapies such as vaccination have been used, or considered for use, in great apes for decades. Great apes have been treated for diseases resulting from their contact with humans, and small vaccinations have taken place in habituated populations to prevent human-borne diseases. Can this strategy work on a larger scale? Read more about Ebola and great apes here: http://buff.ly/2fHwuy4 #GRASP #EbolaBrochure



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Operation Pongo, a U.S. federal undercover investigation that...

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Operation Pongo, a U.S. federal undercover investigation that smashed an international smuggling ring that trafficked in orangutan skulls and other endangered Asian wildlife trophies, is profiled in the current issue of Portland Monthly magazine. For more, visit http://ift.tt/2fXuek9 http://ift.tt/2gbt5sa



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Medical therapies such as vaccination have been used, or...

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Medical therapies such as vaccination have been used, or considered for use, in great apes for decades. Great apes have been treated for diseases resulting from their contact with humans, and small vaccinations have taken place in habituated populations to prevent human-borne diseases. Can this strategy work on a larger scale? Read more about Ebola and great apes here: http://bit.ly/2eWZDFb #GRASP #EbolaBrochure http://ift.tt/2gy5Hlt



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A juvenile male Bornean orangutan too young to be on his own was...

- Saturday 26 November 2016 No Comments


A juvenile male Bornean orangutan too young to be on his own was seized this week by the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) APE Defender Team, which found him alone in a forest patch close to human settlements. The orangutan will be relocated to a protected forest. For more, visit http://buff.ly/2gq3ZGc



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A juvenile male Bornean orangutan too young to be on his own was...

- Friday 25 November 2016 No Comments


A juvenile male Bornean orangutan too young to be on his own was seized this week by the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) APE Defender Team, which found him alone in a forest patch close to human settlements. The orangutan will be relocated to a protected forest. For more, visit http://ift.tt/2guGcTu http://ift.tt/2fzOt9P



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A critically endangered orangutan performs in a circus event at the Dam Sen Tourist Park in Vietnam. These types of activities are extremely harmful to the health of an orangutan, whilst use of any performing animals is also a violation of the zoo association policies.

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Dr Birute Galdikas, a world-leading orangutan scientist and one...

- Thursday 24 November 2016 No Comments


Dr Birute Galdikas, a world-leading orangutan scientist and one of the legendary Trimates, is advocating for introduction of mandatory palm oil labeling legislation in Australia. The United Nations estimates that almost half of all supermarket products contain palm oil, but current legislation allows food manufacturers to only list it as vegetable oil. This could be a huge step for increasing awareness of the consequences the products we consume can have for orangutans and their habitat in Borneo and Sumatra! Red more: http://buff.ly/2glc1Av



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Dr Birute Galdikas, a world-leading orangutan scientist and one...

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Dr Birute Galdikas, a world-leading orangutan scientist and one of the legendary Trimates, is advocating for introduction of mandatory palm oil labeling legislation in Australia. The United Nations estimates that almost half of all supermarket products contain palm oil, but current legislation allows food manufacturers to only list it as vegetable oil. This could be a huge step for increasing awareness of the consequences the products we consume can have for orangutans and their habitat in Borneo and Sumatra! Red more:
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Unsustainable palm oil practices are devastating forest...

- Tuesday 22 November 2016 No Comments


Unsustainable palm oil practices are devastating forest ecosystems in Borneo and Sumatra, and are beginning to expand across Africa. The conservation community can no longer afford to sit on the fence regarding the issue of oil-palm development in Africa. It needs to decide now between saying “no” to the industry, because of its negative impact on wildlife, or to say “yes – but.” Palm Oil Paradox recognizes that the industry is here to stay, and asks the conservation community to work constructively with responsible companies in Africa to ensure that lessons learned from Southeast Asia are implemented. This is a new approach which may take time to understand, but it is essential to ensuring the safety and survival of chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos. Read more here: http://buff.ly/2fYuyPJ #palmoilparadox #sustainablepalmoil



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Unsustainable palm oil practices are devastating forest...

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Unsustainable palm oil practices are devastating forest ecosystems in Borneo and Sumatra, and are beginning to expand across Africa. The conservation community can no longer afford to sit on the fence regarding the issue of oil-palm development in Africa. It needs to decide now between saying “no” to the industry, because of its negative impact on wildlife, or to say “yes – but.” Palm Oil Paradox recognizes that the industry is here to stay, and asks the conservation community to work constructively with responsible companies in Africa to ensure that lessons learned from Southeast Asia are implemented. This is a new approach which may take time to eunderstand, but it is essential to ensuring the safety and survival of chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos. Read more here: https://t.co/eY0NWSJyBh #palmoilparadox #sustainablepalmoil http://ift.tt/2fmZGdv



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A juvenile male chimpanzee was seized and three illegal traders...

- Monday 21 November 2016 No Comments


A juvenile male chimpanzee was seized and three illegal traders were arrested in Cameroon this week following joint operation between Cameroon wildlife authorities and the EAGLE Network’s Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA). The chimpanzee, who will be transferred to the Sanaga-Young Chimpanzee Rescue Centre for permanent care, is the 22nd seized thus far in 2016, an 18 percent increase from a year ago. For more, visit http://buff.ly/2fWhcn5



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A juvenile male chimpanzee was seized and three illegal traders...

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A juvenile male chimpanzee was seized and three illegal traders were arrested in Cameroon this week following joint operation between Cameroon wildlife authorities and the EAGLE Network’s Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA). The chimpanzee, who will be transferred to the Sanaga-Young Chimpanzee Rescue Centre for permanent care, is the 22nd seized thus far in 2016, an 18 percent increase from a year ago. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1kxYSA2 http://ift.tt/2f0jvJ8



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Oil palm plantation management and great ape conservation...

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Oil palm plantation management and great ape conservation objectives can be reconciled through best-management practices

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Oil palm plantation management and great ape conservation...

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Oil palm plantation management and great ape conservation objectives can be reconciled through best-management practices Read Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes: http://buff.ly/2fU1LMk #palmoilparadox #sustainablepalmoil



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The link between human cases of Ebola and great apes range...

- Thursday 17 November 2016 No Comments


The link between human cases of Ebola and great apes range across equatorial Africa is clear to see! Read more about Ebola and great apes here: http://buff.ly/2fYuZZw #GRASP #EbolaBrochure



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Mapping great apes already exposed to Ebola could help to...

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Mapping great apes already exposed to Ebola could help to predict future outbreaks in human populations. Public officials could benefit from the lead time to prepare a response. #GRASPEbolaBrochure Read more here: http://buff.ly/2fYAskH



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Ebola has claimed almost 12,000 human lives, and also decimated...

- Wednesday 16 November 2016 No Comments


Ebola has claimed almost 12,000 human lives, and also decimated populations of great apes. Ebola & Great Apes explores strategies for approaching zoonotic diseases like Ebola, to keep both humans and great apes safe. Read more about Ebola and great apes here: http://buff.ly/2fWie5y



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Mapping great apes already exposed to Ebola could help to...

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Mapping great apes already exposed to Ebola could help to predict future outbreaks in human populations. Public officials could benefit from the lead time to prepare a response. #GRASPEbolaBrochure Read more here: http://bit.ly/2eWZDFb http://ift.tt/2eFEH77



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Peat swamps, mangroves and floodplains must not be developed for...

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Peat swamps, mangroves and floodplains must not be developed for oil palm production. Conversion leads to increased flooding, soil erosion, temperature rise and other negative outcomes that impact local communities. Read Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes: http://buff.ly/2f8gPoS #palmoilparadox #sustainablepalmoil



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Ebola has claimed almost 12,000 human lives, and also decimated...

- Tuesday 15 November 2016 No Comments


Ebola has claimed almost 12,000 human lives, and also decimated populations of great apes. Ebola & Great Apes explores strategies for approaching zoonotic diseases like Ebola, to keep both humans and great apes safe. Read more about Ebola and great apes here: http://bit.ly/2eWZDFb http://ift.tt/2fTwGJ9



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An infant male Bornean orangutan was seized from a village in...

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An infant male Bornean orangutan was seized from a village in Sampit in Central Kalimantan this week following a joint operation between Indonesian wildlife authorities (BKSDA) and the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP). The orangutan, who is estimated to be 1 year of age, is the 56th orangutan seized thus far in 2016, a 9 percent increase over the seizure rate a year ago. For more, visit http://buff.ly/2fIVF1D



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Kona, a juvenile male chimpanzee who was born and raised at the...

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Kona, a juvenile male chimpanzee who was born and raised at the Dallas (USA) Zoo, died during a routine diagnostic examination this week following a brief illness. He was 7 years of age. Kona, whose name was selected following a public contest that offered over 1,000 options, possessed an outgoing personality, and he was a good big brother to Mshindi. For more, visit http://buff.ly/2f50wZX



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GRASP’s Ebola & Great Apes Examines Future Disease Threats

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GRASP’s Ebola & Great Apes Examines Future Disease Threats

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The direct and deadly links between Ebola outbreaks in humans and contact with chimpanzees and gorillas and options for prevention are analyzed in Ebola & Great Apes, an information booklet produced by the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP).

Great apes and humans are so genetically similar that diseases that can impact one species can easily impact the other.

GRASP includes the monitoring of…

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GRASP’s Ebola & Great Apes Examines Future Disease Threats

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GRASP’s Ebola & Great Apes Examines Future Disease Threats

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The direct and deadly links between Ebola outbreaks in humans and contact with chimpanzees and gorillas and options for prevention are analyzed in Ebola & Great Apes, an information booklet produced by the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP).

Great apes and humans are so genetically similar that diseases that can impact one species can easily impact the other.

GRASP includes the monitoring of…

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GRASP partners and colleagues gather prior to the launch of the...

- Monday 14 November 2016 No Comments


GRASP partners and colleagues gather prior to the launch of the UN report, “Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes,” on 8 November in Bangkok. From left to right, Ken Hardi (Centre for Orangutan Protection), Michelle Desilets (Orangutan Land Trust), Doug Cress (GRASP), Darrel Webber (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), Julien Simery (GRASP) and Jamartin Sihite (Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation). (Photo courtesy Ken Hardi). For more, visit http://buff.ly/2eS4asn



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The UN is advocating a collaboration between the international...

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The UN is advocating a collaboration between the international conservation community and palm oil developers in order to create sustainable strategies that will save fragile ecosystems and the species that inhabit them, particularly apes. The recommendation follows the release of a new report, “Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes,” the result of a two-year study of palm oil development in Southeast Asia. It includes steps required to ensure that the loss of biodiversity that occurred in that region is not repeated as the crop expands into Africa. For more, visit http://buff.ly/2fiH3rP



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Peat swamps, mangroves and floodplains must not be developed for...

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Peat swamps, mangroves and floodplains must not be developed for oil palm production. Conversion leads to increased flooding, soil erosion, temperature rise and other negative outcomes that impact local communities.

Read Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes: https://t.co/eY0NWSJyBh #palmoilparadox #sustainablepalmoil http://ift.tt/2f8jWgC



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Oil palm is one of the most rapidly expanding crops in the world...

- Sunday 13 November 2016 No Comments


Oil palm is one of the most rapidly expanding crops in the world today. Great apes will require well-managed forests within the oil palm matrix to survive. Read Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes: http://buff.ly/2eJ7X8d #palmoilparadox #sustainablepalmoil



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Anakka, a male Western Lowland gorilla who had lived for over 2...

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Anakka, a male Western Lowland gorilla who had lived for over 2 decades at the Columbus (USA) Zoo, was euthanized this week after failing to recover from anesthesia following a routine medical procedure. He was 31 years of age, and had a history of heart disease. Anakka was born at the Philadelphia Zoo in 1985, but moved to Columbus when he was 8, and went on to produce 3 offspring. For more, visit http://buff.ly/2fWzKbe



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An infant male Bornean orangutan was seized from a village in...

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An infant male Bornean orangutan was seized from a village in Sampit in Central Kalimantan this week following a joint operation between Indonesian wildlife authorities (BKSDA) and the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP). The orangutan, who is estimated to be 1 year of age, is the 56th orangutan seized thus far in 2016, a 9 percent increase over the seizure rate a year ago. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1Q7y4BY http://ift.tt/2fMABpR



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Kona, a juvenile male chimpanzee who was born and raised at the...

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Kona, a juvenile male chimpanzee who was born and raised at the Dallas (USA) Zoo, died during a routine diagnostic examination this week following a brief illness. He was 7 years of age. Kona, whose name was selected following a public contest that offered over 1,000 options, possessed an outgoing personality, and he was a good big brother to Mshindi. For more, visit http://ift.tt/2fJRN4c http://ift.tt/2fMweLh



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GRASP partners and colleagues gather prior to the launch of the...

- Saturday 12 November 2016 No Comments


GRASP partners and colleagues gather prior to the launch of the UN report, “Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes,” on 8 November in Bangkok. From left to right, Ken Hardi (Centre for Orangutan Protection), Michelle Desilets (Orangutan Land Trust), Doug Cress (GRASP), Darrel Webber (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), Julien Simery (GRASP) and Jamartin Sihite (Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation). (Photo courtesy Ken Hardi). For more, visit http://ift.tt/2fkLSOF http://ift.tt/2eNna8j



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The UN is advocating a collaboration between the international...

- Friday 11 November 2016 No Comments


The UN is advocating a collaboration between the international conservation community and palm oil developers in order to create sustainable strategies that will save fragile ecosystems and the species that inhabit them, particularly apes. The recommendation follows the release of a new report, “Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes,” the result of a two-year study of palm oil development in Southeast Asia. It includes steps required to ensure that the loss of biodiversity that occurred in that region is not repeated as the crop expands into Africa. For more, visit http://ift.tt/2fHtKxI http://ift.tt/2eZ46EP



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Oil palm is one of the most rapidly expanding crops in the world...

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Oil palm is one of the most rapidly expanding crops in the world today. Great apes will require well-managed forests within the oil palm matrix to survive.
Read Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes: https://t.co/eY0NWSJyBh #palmoilparadox #sustainablepalmoil http://ift.tt/2fHHIjs



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