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THE HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT NEEDS ASSESSMENT; CAPTURING THE TRAINING NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES
Chimpanzee Trust with funding from the Darwin Initiative is implementing a community project; ‘Community adaptability to loss occasioned by wildlife in Uganda’ in selected villages in the landscape of Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, to address human-wildlife conflicts. In January 2019, the Chimpanzee Trust Project team traversed 32 operational villages in the new district of Kikube, […]
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”THE RISING STAR”
Napoleon Bonaparte, a famous French revolution military leader once said: “Great ambition is the passion of great character”. This is true of one of the chimpanzees’ residents at Ngamba Island chimpanzee sanctuary, home to 49 orphaned and rescued chimpanzees. One chimp Oketch, rescued from Arua in Northern Uganda and named so to mean ‘one born […]
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Ben Jones Volunteer Testimonial
My name is Ben Jones and have come to Ngamba Island as part of a staff exchange programme between the Chimpanzee Trust and my workplace; Aigas Field Centre. At Aigas Field Centre I am the Staff Naturalist, a role that includes managing conservation projects such as breeding Scottish Wildcats, monitoring local wildlife and enhancing habitat […]
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Thank you to Sheraton Kampala Hotel!
We would like to thank Sheraton Hotel Kampala for the continued support to Chimpanzee Trust. We were able to host 42 tour operators for a breakfast meeting this past November 2018. We had a successful meeting without the generous support of Sheraton Hotel Kampala. We thank you for the continued support of Chimpanzee Trust in our […]
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Sports Day Competitions at Neighbouring Island
Check out the awesome photos of our very successful Sports Day. Most of the neighboring islands came to compete in games of football and netball to include receiving their awards for best clean community among others. Thank you BORN FREE for this great gift. The day was full of excitement and an over joyful crowd.
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Check out the latest from Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
How Chimpanzees Make Economic Decisions There are two research projects currently running at Ngamba Island by researchers from Max Planck Institute and the University of Warwick. Lou Marie Haux, from the University of Warwick, UK, is running a series of studies to establish how chimpanzees make economic decisions. Do they choose a safe reward […]
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Ape giving day 2018
Be our Champion this Ape Giving day We are excited as the Dee-day nears and treasure your support in this race to sustainably contribute to operations of Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary; home to the 49 chimps. Our target this year, is $38,000 Us Dollars which will go into; Feeding the 49 chimpanzees for 2 months […]
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Chimp Health checks 2018
Health is Wealth It’s the time of the year when the chimpanzee community at Ngamba Island gets shivers; it’s health check season. This year was so exciting since we live streamed the procedure for one day to enable our friends and supporters all over the world to have a chance to see the procedures. The […]
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Ape Giving Day 2018
Become an Ape Champion Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary has once again been nominated to be part of the 2018 Ape giving day scheduled for Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Thousands are going to show their support for their favorite nonprofit during Great Apes Giving Day. We are excited as the Dee-day nears and treasure your support […]
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World Chimpanzee Day 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2018 CHIMPANZEE TRUST CELEBRATES FIRST EVER WORLD CHIMPANZEE DAY ON JULY 14th With Uganda’s Chimpanzees continuously threatened by the habitat loss, disease, wildlife trafficking, and illegal hunting, this year’s World Chimpanzee Day provides the ideal opportunity for Chimpanzee Trust to highlight its commitment to reduce conflicts between chimpanzees and humans […]
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