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Calamity: one of Tchimpounga’s first

April 01, 2026 — Calamity arrived at Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in 1991, when she was just four years old. She was transferred to Tchimpounga from Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with Cristophe, Jo, Flo and Jim. These five chimps were Tchimpounga’s first. Now, Calamity and her cohort are almost thirty years old […]

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How JGI Works To Save Chimpanzees

April 01, 2026 — The Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo was established in 1992, and since then has provided life-saving treatment and sanctuary to hundreds of chimpanzees. Once our Tchimpounga sanctuary opened, JGI quickly realized that many of the chimpanzees in need of rescue were victims of illegal wildlife trafficking…and that […]

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Chimpanzee News Round Up

April 01, 2026 — Last year, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ruled that all chimpanzees, wild and captive, will be classified as endangered. This was a departure from their previous ruling, which only listed wild chimpanzees as endangered. Captive chimpanzees in the US enjoyed no such protection, and could legally be subjected to lonely, painful lives as […]

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Happy Mother’s Day! Meet Gombe’s Most Famous Moms.

April 01, 2026 — Mother’s Day is only a few days away, and the Jane Goodall Institute is celebrating mothers everywhere, human and chimpanzee alike! As with human babies, chimpanzee babies are totally dependent on their mother for the first years of life. They rely on their moms for food and for transport, and aren’t weaned until they are […]

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Celebrating 20 years of Nature Conservation

April 01, 2026 — As someone who is passionate about chimpanzee conservation, there is a good chance you saw Disneynature’s wonderful film, Chimpanzee and learned about the Jane Goodall Institute’s collaboration with the Disney Conservation Fund. But did you know that the institute has worked closely with Disney Conservation Fund to protect the amazing world of chimpanzees for two […]

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Recent Science Roundup

April 01, 2026 — As one of humanity’s closest living relatives, chimpanzees give us an amazing insight into our own lives and history. This is one reason why fascinating studies focused on chimpanzees continue to be published year after year. Below is a roundup of scientific articles that have been published recently. Electrocardiogram reference intervals for clinically normal wild-born chimpanzees… As […]

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Lounama: Helping Her Heart Stay Strong

April 01, 2026 — Lounama is one of the lucky chimpanzees living at the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga sanctuary who was relocated to Tchibebe Island, one of Tchimpounga’s  three new island sanctuary sites. She has a calm and sociable demeanor and gets along well with many of the other chimpanzees. She is also a favorite with the staff, even having […]

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A New Year: A New Outlook for Abandoned Chimpanzees in Liberia

April 01, 2026 — Last year, the New York Blood Center (NYBC) gained international notoriety when it abandoned more than 60 chimpanzees in Liberia to die after using them for decades in harmful research. At the time, the chimpanzees—who are completely dependent on humans for their survival—were in an extremely dire situation as their caretakers had been left with […]

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Top 10 Moments of 2015

April 01, 2026 — As 2015 draws to a close, we at the Jane Goodall Institute would like to reflect on all of the incredible things that have happened over the year. Below see our top ten moments from 2015. Click on the page numbers below to browse our top moments from 2015.

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Ulengue’s Release: A Symbol of Hope

April 01, 2026 — For a long time, chimpanzees rescued and sent to sanctuaries had no chance of returning to the wild. The odds were against them the longer they grew accustomed to personalized care at the hands of humans. And upon reintroduction into the wild, any wild populations would likely attack and possibly kill the strange, introduced foreigners. […]

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