June 19, 2015 —
[columns] [/columns]More chimpanzees will join Kudia, Wounda and Vitika on the islands once construction finishes. Photo credit: JGI/Fernando Turmo The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) has been working to ready three islands in the Kouilou River for the tranfer of 100 chimpanzees currently living at Tchimpounga. On these islands, chimpanzees live in a much more natural, […]
June 16, 2015 —
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 – 4:37pm [columns] [/columns]The Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga sanctuary is home to over 100 primates — but did you know that not all of those primates are chimpanzees? Tchimpounga has undertaken the care and rehabilitation of a number of rescued mandrills. Mandrills are intelligent, social and one of the most colorful […]
March 02, 2015 —
The United Nations has designated March 3 as World Wildlife Day, described by the UN as “an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. At the same time, the Day reminds us of […]
