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EDUCATION OFFICER VACANCY
ABOUT CHIMPANZEE TRUST The chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust (Chimpanzee Trust) is a Wildlife Conservation NGO whose mission is to “Sustainably conserve chimpanzees in their natural habitats and provide optimum captive care to those who cannot survive in the wild.Chimpanzee Trust seeks to recruit suitably qualified, experienced, and competent professionals to fill the position […]
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Chimpanzee Trust Book Distribution in Schools
The Education team with support from the Born Free Foundation, and PASA, is carrying out school outreaches in 3 districts; Wakiso, Kampala, and Hoima. In these outreaches, children’s books on chimpanzees are read to the students, and questions are asked thereafter to assess their understanding of the literature. The outreaches covered 85 schools. The book […]
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TREE SEEDLINGS DISTRIBUTION
Among the implemented projects, the organization has conducted tree planting projects as one way of restoring chimpanzee habitats and bringing to a halt climate change and its negative effects. Due to the high interest of communities in the Albertine Region to plant trees, the Trust procured and delivered 40,000 tree seedlings of both indigenous and […]
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BOLLY AND THEMBA JOIN THE FOREST COMMUNITY…
It has been a month since we started the integration of the babies inside the holding facility or sleeping area. On 4th April 2022, it was Bolly and Themba’s day to be released to the forest as per the integration plan. Bolly and Themba alongside their mothers were released to the forest by 7:45am. As they […]
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INVITATION TO BID FOR DISPOSAL OF ASSET
REF: CHIMPANZEE TRUST /DISP/03/2022/001 31st March, 2022 The Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust (Chimpanzee Trust) intends to dispose of a boat hull. The assets is sold on an “as is, where is” basis and the Trust will have no further liability after sale. Therefore; The Trust invites sealed bids for the purchase […]
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Gift A Chimp
Greetings from Ngamba Chimps! Giving is caring as you have always had our back. We once again reach out to you for help. We are running a Gift a Chimp campaign that is geared towards raising funds for Ngamba Chimps. The support is to help us run the daily operations of the sanctuary which includes; […]
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Tree planting in Kikuube District
Chimpanzee Trust field Office has been mobilizing farmers for tree planting in Kikuube district this coming season. The Organization is engaging landowners in the Kikuube district neighbouring Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, who are willing and able to plant trees. The Organization has a target of planting over 60,000 tree seedlings of both indigenous and exotic […]
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Ngamba Chimps get New Food Menu
Ngamba Island chimpanzee sanctuary rolls out a revised chimpanzee food menu this year. The Chimpanzee Trust Strategic plan provides for the continued improvement of the welfare of the chimpanzees in its care at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary on Lake Victoria. With now 52 orphaned and rescued chimpanzees, with an age range from less than […]
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Introduction of Baby Chimpanzees to the adult Chimpanzee Community
Captive born baby chimps born at the sanctuary in 2021, were initially separated, from their mothers, from the main group, to ensure their safety and survival. The integration or introduction of these two-captive born male chimpanzees commenced earlier this month. The babies, Bolly and Billi’s son; were separated to allow them to develop and grow […]
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I am Sunday (it’s dangerous being a Chimpanzee)
Being a Chimpanzee is not the easiest thing in the world, I had to first live through it to know it. You see I was born in 1987 and captured by Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in 1989. When I got there, I was beside myself because finally, I had found refugee in the hands of […]
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