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Giving Day for Apes
posted in 01 Sep 2023

Starting today, September 11, until October 3, 2023, join Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries for a global day of giving in support of qualified sanctuaries and rescue centers providing rehabilitation or long-term care for chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, gibbons and orangutans throughout Africa, Asia and North America.

To know more, visit www.givingdayforapes.org.

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posted in 24 Apr 2024
Katai and Sansão: orangutans in captivity in Brazil
Female orangutan Katai is the only resident of the species in a sanctuary in Brazil. The male Sansão has lived alone in the São Paulo zoo for years. In 2020, a lawsuit requested that Samsão be transferred to the GAP Project affiliated sanctuary in Paraná. To improve both orangutan’s quality of life.
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posted in 15 Apr 2024
The price of modernity can be high for our evolutionary relatives
A study shows that the rapid growth of clean energy technologies is leading to increased demand for mining on the African continent, jeopardizing the well-being and survival of great apes in the wild.
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posted in 26 Mar 2024
The Brazilian sanctuary where Toti, the sad-looking chimpanzee, can be transferred
Located in Sorocaba, 100 km from São Paulo, it has a total area of five hectares and 14 complexes in a forest area; since 2017, it houses the chimpanzee Cecilia, transferred from the Mendoza Zoo in Argentina.
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posted in 10 Mar 2024
Elena Liberatori, the judge who made history with the case of orangutan Sandra
Pedro Pozas Terrados, from GAP Spain, spoke to Judge Elena Liberatori, who in Argentina declared the orangutan Sandra, who lived alone in Buenos Aires Zoo, a "non-human person" and therefore with acquired rights. Sandra currently lives at the Center for Great Apes in Florida, USA.
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posted in 17 Feb 2024
In memory of Steven M. Wise (1950 – 2024)
GAP Project Brazil/International deeply mourns the death on February 16 of Steven M. Wise, a lawyer and great defender of the rights of nonhuman animals, who worked to break the barrier of species beyond humanity.
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Residents' Stories
posted in 03 Apr 2024
Children snatched away by the circus
Throughout her life in the circus, Lucy gave birth to several children, but had no chance of becoming a mother. The babies were snatched from her on the day they were born, probably to be sold.
Lucy
Chimpanzee
Lucy is a docile female and very zealous with her children. During her life in the circus, she had several puppies, but no opportunity to raise them, as they were taken from her the same day they were born. With her arrival at Anami, this reality changed. Lucy can raise Noel, her youngest son.
Date of birth: 1981
Origin: Circus
Sanctuary: São José dos Pinhais, Paraná/Brazil
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posted in 29 Nov 2023
In memory of Johny - 05/20/2000 - 11/29/2014
"Johny was the beginning of everything, of a struggle that will never die." The Starostik couple took care of a baby chimp rejected at birth in a zoo and created a suitable place for welfare in captivity.
in memoriam
Johny
Chimpanzee
Born in a zoo on May 20, 2000, Johny was rejected by his mother. At five months old, he was received by the Starostik couple, living with them in their house until he was one year old, as he needed special care, such as a bottle every two hours.
Date of birth: 05/20/2000
Origin: Zoo
Sanctuary: São José dos Pinhais, Paraná/Brazil
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posted in 09 Nov 2023
Unknown past
Little is known about Johnny's origins and past. When he arrived at the Sanctuary, for example, he didn't have two fingers on his right hand, and there is no record of an incident that led to this.
Johnny
Chimpanzee
Johnny is cheerful, affectionate, smart and loves to stay on the walkway of his enclosure, where he makes nests to sleep with several blankets and be very comfortable. He loves drinking water straight from the hose or bottles and grooming with his caregivers.
Date of birth: 1989
Origin: Curitiba Zoo
Sanctuary: Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
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