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Wildlife Rescue

Stop the Show: Mambou’s Story

April 01, 2026 — Photos and videos of young chimpanzees living at our sanctuary receive so much love and adoration. Not many things are as cute as a group of healthy chimpanzees playing, hugging, and exploring their world. But these photos and videos we share only show one side of what Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center does for rescued chimpanzees. When […]

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Busakara: Baby Chimpanzee Rescued From the Brink

April 01, 2026 — When two-month old chimpanzee Busakara arrived at the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Primates of Lwiro (CRPL) in June, she weighed little over one pound. This tiny chimp was extremely weak after suffering from a cold and from diarrhea. She was found orphaned in a village near Pinga, in the north-east of the Democratic […]

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Stop the Show: Lousingo’s Story

April 01, 2026 — Eight years ago, a small box arrived at Tchimpounga. When the caretakers opened the box they found a small creature dressed up in baby clothes. This was in fact no baby, but instead, an infant chimpanzee kept in this box for transport. This frightened little one was found forcibly dressed in trousers and a striped […]

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Stop the Show: Motambo’s Story

April 01, 2026 — One seemingly ordinary day in 2012 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, an employee of local NGO PALF received a tip off that soon a boat would be arriving holding smuggled cargo. Sure enough, a few days later, authorities boarded the suspect boat. What they found was a special kind of cargo: a small, sick chimpanzee. […]

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Stop the Show: Luc’s Story

April 01, 2026 — It’s a busy day in the restaurant. Children visiting with their parents poke Luc, wishing to rile him into some sort of dance. Luc tries to retaliate, to follow the children to play, but he is tethered to a post by a tightly bound rope. Luc is a chimpanzee. He was taken as an infant, […]

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The Show Stops Now: Chimps Aren’t Entertainment

April 01, 2026 — Internationally, chimpanzees and other great apes are used as props in television, film, circuses, roadside attractions, as pets and as social media share-able content. This cruel business removes chimps from their mothers at an early age, puts them into torturous training programs, asks them to perform unnatural acts, and eventually tosses these beautiful, highly social […]

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Goodbye, La Vieille

April 01, 2026 — This year has been a wonderful one at Tchimpounga, filled with friendship and new adventure, especially for the chimpanzees who have been able to move to their new island homes. But sadly, Tchimpounga has also suffered a great loss. This December 11, 2016, we said goodbye to La Vieille, a gentle old soul who lived at […]

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Chimp Stories: Luc

April 01, 2026 — Luc is a true explorer. He manages to convince his group every morning to take a long walk on the forest throughout the island. Now that the island facilities are more complete, the caregivers rarely have physical contact with the chimpanzees unless there is a situation that requires it such as veterinary care or feeding. […]

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People Doing Good: Veterinary Assistant, Hugues Boungou

April 01, 2026 — Hugues Boungou is a veterinary assistant at the Jane Goodall Institute in Republic of Congo. He provides support to Dr. Rebeca Atencia, JGI-Congo’s executive director and veterinarian, as well as the rest of the staff at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center. Hugues previously worked as a nurse in a hospital in the town of Pointe Noire, […]

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Banned to Be Free: TripAdvisor Bans Wildlife Encounter Sales

April 01, 2026 — Planning a vacation? Perhaps you are looking forward to visiting a different country and experience cultures, music and food like you have never before. Maybe you want to go to a museum, or even be a daredevil for a day and try something outrageous like bungee jumping or skydiving. Maybe you heard about an nature […]

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