#GreatApeMoment : Orphaned Bornean orangutans Noel (left) and Budi shortly after they were introduced at the International Animal Rescue (IAR) nursery school. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1rTz2aP http://ift.tt/1QiE0d0
#WorldHeritageSite :Taï National Park is one of the last major remnants of the primary tropical forest of West Africa. Its rich natural flora, and threatened mammal species such as the #chimpanzees and 11 species of monkeys.
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#GreatApeMoment ‘Different greetings’ #Chimpanzees Tico and Victor from FundacioMONA http://ift.tt/1FMJPvX
#BreakingNews Police shot dead a female chimpanzee called Eve and are hunting her male partner Adam after they escaped from a safari zoo in Majorca,Spain.
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Protecting #chimpanzees could help save coffee from climate change
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#GRASP just heard about the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge, an initiative of USAID in partnership with National Geographic, the Smithsonian, and TRAFFIC! It’s a global competition that will award Grand Prizes of up to $500,000 for the most creative, innovative, and promising science and technology solutions to combat wildlife trafficking. The competition focuses on four wildlife trafficking issues: 1) understanding and shutting down transit routes; 2) strengthening forensic evidence to build strong criminal cases; 3) reducing consumer demand for illegal wildlife products; and 4) tackling corruption. The Challenge is accepting applications from April 22 through June 30. Check it out! http://ift.tt/1EQGiw6. http://ift.tt/1zH8W2t
Critically endangered gorillas and orangutans were highlighted as great ape conservationists from Africa and Asia took honors at the 2015 Whitley Awards, which took place on 29 April 2015 at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
Panut Hadisiswoyo of Indonesia received the Whitley Award for Conservation in Ape Habitats in honor of his work to establish a network of ‘conservation villages’ in…
