After over 50 years of studying wild chimpanzees at Gombe National Park, Tanzania, as well as 20 years worth of research at JGI’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Congo, scientists continue to discover new and exciting facts about our closest living relatives. In this recent science roundup, we share some of the more exciting discoveries from the past few months. Low-Ranking Ladies Band Together at Gombe Low-ranking female chimpanzees spend more time together thank other chimps. Female chimps at the bottom of the social totem pole stick together more than their high-ranking peers, a new study from the…
Author: Pamela Huber
Pamela Huber
Pamela Huber is an intern for the Jane Goodall Institute working primarily in the organization's communications department. As a journalist, she has written on the environment and human rights before writing for Good For All News. She is interested in community-centered conservation, technology, ape research and rehabilitation, preserving biodiversity and youth education.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 – 4:37pm 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 mammals in the world. Unfortunately, they are also endangered. Because of their beauty and docile nature, mandrills are often a target of poachers who take them from their forest homes and families only to sell them into the dangerous and illegal exotic pet market. A large…
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An important chimpanzee conservation milestone occurred in 1990 when U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) declared under the Endangered Species Act that wild chimpanzees’ status would be classified as “endangered” rather than the previous “threatened.” Unfortunately for captive chimpanzees, they remained classified as only threatened. On June 12, 2015, USFWS announced a change in this policy — now all chimpanzees, wild and captive, will be classified as endangered. Dr. Jane Goodall comments on the new announcement in this interview and the video message below. What is the change that just happened for chimpanzees in the Endangered Species Act? Why…
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In 2012, JGI set the ambitious 30-year goal of protecting with partners chimpanzees in countries that currently cover 85 percent of chimpanzees and their habitats in Africa. One of chimpanzees’ greatest threats is the loss of their habitat. As human populations expand, so too do their need for resources, which in turn threatens forests and woodlands where chimpanzees live. Decision-makers need to monitor these complex, shifting threats to chimpanzee habitats if they are to devise and implement effective conservation plans and evaluate conservation success. Now, JGI has teamed up with NASA and the University of Maryland to do just that…
