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Featured Story

PASA 2009 Veterinary Workshop in Kenya Extends Legacy

Veterinarians from over a dozen African countries and the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands will tackle issues such as tuberculosis, opthamology, parasites, and surgical procedures at the PASA 2009 Veterinary Workshop, which will be held Nov. 16-20 in Kenya.

Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Funeral Becomes Media Sensation

Orphaned chimpanzees at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon look on while founder Sheri Speede cradles the head of their deceased matriacrh, Dorothy.

Lola ya Bonobo Set to Return Bonobos to Congo Forests

The first-ever release of orphaned bonobos into the forests of Central Africa will begin June 14, with a second release scheduled for June 28.

Cameroon Educator Wins Top IPS Award

Jeta James Fawoh of Ape Action Africa has won the 2009 Charles Southwick Conservation Education Commitment Award from the International Primatological Society (IPS), the fourth consecutive year a PASA educator has been honored.

Wild Chimpanzee Census Under Way in Sierra Leone

PASA is supporting the first-ever chimpanzee census in Sierra Leone, which is led by the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

Sierra Leone Chimpanzee Keeper Earns Disney Conservation Hero Award

Willie Tucker’s steady hand has helped guide the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary through crises and war, yet remains committed to chimpanzee conservation. He is the third consecutive PASA delegate to be honored as a Disney Conservation Hero, joining Jonathan Kang (Limbe Wildlife Center, 2007) and Stany Nynadwi (Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, 2008).

Chimpanzee Birth Boosts Reintroduction Program in Guinea

Lottie (pictured above) gave birth Nov. 18 after being reintroduced to the wild in Guinea 16 months ago by the Centre de Conservation pour Chimpanzes (CCC).

The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance

The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) is the unified voice of the rehabilitation centers in Africa that care for thousands of orphaned chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, drills and other endangered primates.

Congolese Nurse Battles Odds to Save Bonobos, Wins PASA Siddle-Marsden Award for 2009

The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) has honored Lola ya Bonobo keeper Anne Marie Ngalula with the inaugural PASA Siddle-Marsden Award, which is given annually to the PASA sanctuary staff member that best exemplifies a commitment to primates, a commitment to conservation, and a commitment to excellence.

Cameroon Sanctuary Renamed ‘Ape Action Africa’

The Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund (CWAF) sanctuary has taken on a new name: Ape Action Africa.