Four new rescues from Angola get a second chance at Africa’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary. We’re all smiles at Tchimpounga these days! The Jane Goodall Institute’s renowned 🔗 Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo just welcomed four new additions to our sanctuary from Angola. These four new chimpanzees are part of a multi-year effort to provide Angola’s rescued chimpanzees with a second chance at a happy life. Over the past year, JGI experts and our partner 🔗 Wild at Life have orchestrated two complex international transfers of rescued chimpanzees from Angola. Wild at Life’s founder, Asli Han…
Author: Heather Vanek
A multi-year collaborative rescue effort pays off. Eight chimpanzees have a new home at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo (RoC) thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Angolan and Congolese governments, along with JGI RoC and our partner 🔗 Wild at Life. In Congo, JGI’s prevention and education efforts have successfully reduced the number of chimpanzees caught in the illegal wildlife trade. But just across the border in Angola, the number of rescued chimpanzees is on the rise. Since 2019, we’ve teamed up with Wild at Life and the Angolan government to care for these…
