females and 10 males) at Lola Ya Bonobo in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Animal husbandry and care practices at both locations complied with the Pan-African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) Primate Veterinary Healthcare Manual, as well as the policies of Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary respectively. Apes in African sanctuaries are born in the wild, and typically enter the sanctuary after being confiscated at an early age (~2-3 years old) as a result of the trade in wildlife for pets and bushmeat. Previous work indicates that sanctuary apes are psychologically healthy relative to other captive populations [1]. All apes at both sites were socially housed, and the majority free-ranged in large tracts of tropica...
Returning confiscated animals to their native habitats is desirable when it makes a positive contrib...
Great ape rehabilitation centres across Africa continue to witness an increase in residents, often o...
Wild chimpanzee populations are still declining due to logging, disease transmission and hunting. Th...
Facilities across Africa care for apes orphaned by the trade for "bushmeat." These facilities, calle...
) who have been illegally taken from the wild and sold as pets. Although these circumstances are und...
While wild populations continue to decrease, the number of orphaned primates, sanctuaries, and attem...
Bonobos are one of our closest living primate relatives. They are primarily known for their unique s...
Research in African ape sanctuaries has emerged as an important context for our understanding of com...
We report the results of eight years of post-release monitoring of 37 wild-born, captive chimpanzees...
Habitat destruction and the subsequent increase in the lucrative yet illegal bushmeat trade continue...
Throughout their range across Africa, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are threatened with extinction ...
<div><p>Among factors affecting animal health, environmental influences may directly or indirectly i...
Among factors affecting animal health, environmental influences may directly or indirectly impact ho...
Research in African ape sanctuaries has emerged as an important context for our understanding of com...
Among factors affecting animal health, environmental influences may directly or indirectly impact ho...
Returning confiscated animals to their native habitats is desirable when it makes a positive contrib...
Great ape rehabilitation centres across Africa continue to witness an increase in residents, often o...
Wild chimpanzee populations are still declining due to logging, disease transmission and hunting. Th...
Facilities across Africa care for apes orphaned by the trade for "bushmeat." These facilities, calle...
) who have been illegally taken from the wild and sold as pets. Although these circumstances are und...
While wild populations continue to decrease, the number of orphaned primates, sanctuaries, and attem...
Bonobos are one of our closest living primate relatives. They are primarily known for their unique s...
Research in African ape sanctuaries has emerged as an important context for our understanding of com...
We report the results of eight years of post-release monitoring of 37 wild-born, captive chimpanzees...
Habitat destruction and the subsequent increase in the lucrative yet illegal bushmeat trade continue...
Throughout their range across Africa, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are threatened with extinction ...
<div><p>Among factors affecting animal health, environmental influences may directly or indirectly i...
Among factors affecting animal health, environmental influences may directly or indirectly impact ho...
Research in African ape sanctuaries has emerged as an important context for our understanding of com...
Among factors affecting animal health, environmental influences may directly or indirectly impact ho...
Returning confiscated animals to their native habitats is desirable when it makes a positive contrib...
Great ape rehabilitation centres across Africa continue to witness an increase in residents, often o...
Wild chimpanzee populations are still declining due to logging, disease transmission and hunting. Th...