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GRASP programme coordinator Doug Cress and Uganda High...

- Thursday, 16 April 2015 No Comments




GRASP programme coordinator Doug Cress and Uganda High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. Angelina Wapakhabulo met this week to discuss Uganda’s potential support for the World Great Apes Day petition. http://ift.tt/1DlTsyZ






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An infant male Bornean orangutan who was kept as a pet in a...

- Tuesday, 14 April 2015 No Comments




An infant male Bornean orangutan who was kept as a pet in a wooden crate in a toilet has been seized by the Indonesian wildlife authority (BKSDA) and the Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP). Nicknamed “Unyil,” the orangutan is estimated to be 4 years of age and shared human food and showers with his previous owner. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1OzVFMi http://ift.tt/1ytLk0O






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Two illegal traders in possession of 4 gorilla skulls – although...

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Two illegal traders in possession of 4 gorilla skulls – although 1 may be a chimpanzee – were arrested this week in Cameroon, following joint operations between Cameroon law enforcement officials and the Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA). This brings to 26 the number of chimpanzee and gorilla skulls confiscated in Cameroon thus far in 2015. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1nGwDMx. http://ift.tt/1yqRte6






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