My Story

Pasa’s (Its Dangerous being  Chimpanzee)

It’s undeniably true baby Chimpanzees are adorable. It’s also understandable why you might think that raising us as pets is an exciting idea. That’s what my previous owner thought too.

I was purchased by a man from Northern Uganda from a Congolese wildlife trader. At the time I was just a baby. I presume my mother was sold as bush meat or I was snatched away from her because I was a commodity that fit the description of the buyer and so the trader had to hunt me down.

That and more is the story of most Chimpanzees’ at Ngamba Island but mine begs to differ. I was a very lucky girl because on realizing that he had broken the Ugandan wildlife law by purchasing a wild animal, my owner turned me in at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre in Entebbe, where I was named PASA on arrival, after the ‘Pan African Sanctuary Alliance’ which was formed during a workshop held in Entebbe at the time of my arrival.

Not all Chimpanzees’ get the opportunity to get returned but I did and not very many Chimpanzees’ are named after an alliance that fights for their rights but I am.

I am a very lucky Chimp and as I speak now I’m 17 years old and I live at Ngamba Island where I arrived on 17^th April 2000 as a 6 month old baby chimp that needed 24 hour human care until I was strong enough to join the others in the forest.

I spend most of my days in the forest now. I feel at home and I have grown into a very big girl.

Will you come and see me? Find me at Ngamba Island

1000 Pant Hoots

Pasa