Great Apes News

Survival and economics complicate the DRC’s bushmeat and wild animal trade

John Cannon and Didier Makal 30 May 2023

Bauxite mining and Chinese dam push Guinea’s chimpanzees to the brink

Jennifer O’Mahony 21 May 2019

Western Chimpanzees at Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo by BigMikeSndTech, licensed under CC by 2.0

Western chimp numbers revised up to 53,000, but development threats loom

Ashoka Mukpo 1 May 2019

Lift-off for thermal-imaging system to estimate wildlife populations

James Fair 18 Apr 2019

IUCN calls for moratorium on projects impacting rarest great ape species

Hans Nicholas Jong 17 Apr 2019

Tool-using, ground-nesting chimp culture discovered in DR Congo

Mike Gaworecki 16 Apr 2019

Bank of China to review funding of dam in orangutan habitat in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Mar 2019

Salt fiends: Search for sodium puts Rwanda’s gorillas in harm’s way

Jim Tan 6 Mar 2019

Activists fighting to save orangutan habitat from dam unfazed by legal setback

James Fair 5 Mar 2019

In Nigeria, hunters turn into guardians of the rarest gorilla on Earth

Linus Unah 4 Mar 2019

In the Congo Basin, a road cuts through once-untouched ape wilderness

Eugene N. Nforngwa 1 Mar 2019

Protests flare as pressure mounts on dam project in orangutan habitat

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Mar 2019

For the famed chimps of Gombe, human encroachment takes a toll

Anthony Langat 28 Feb 2019

Allegation of forged signature casts shadow over China-backed dam in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Feb 2019

Research into chimp health benefits human, ecosystem well-being too

Giovanni Ortolani 22 Feb 2019

New Species of orangutan threatened from moment of its discovery

Laurel Neme 20 Feb 2019

What does it take to discover a new great ape species?

Laurel Neme 19 Feb 2019

DRC’s Virunga to welcome visitors again after 8-month closure

Mongabay.com 14 Feb 2019

Tool innovation shows cultural evolution at work among chimpanzees

Nina Finley 12 Feb 2019

Indonesia rescues captive orangutans, but leaves their owners untouched

Ayat S. Karokaro, Junaidi Hanafiah 8 Feb 2019

Gorilla radio: Sending a conservation message in Nigeria

Linus Unah 6 Feb 2019

To tackle great ape trafficking, follow the money, report says

Nora Ward 29 Jan 2019

Cellphones are still endangering gorillas, but recycling old ones can help

Tina Deines 17 Jan 2019

For orangutans affected by El Niño, change unfolds over time

Jim Tan 15 Jan 2019

Borneo orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Studying human behavior to protect orangutans: Q&A with Liana Chua

James Fair 11 Jan 2019

Rapid population drop weakened the Grauer’s gorilla gene pool

John Cannon 10 Jan 2019

Start them young: Uganda targets children for conservation awareness

Nangayi Guyson 9 Jan 2019

‘Conservation never ends’: 40 years in the kingdom of gorillas

Giannella M. Garrett 28 Dec 2018

Christmas ad conundrum: Is a palm oil boycott the way to save apes?

James Fair 18 Dec 2018

A Zambian sanctuary finds caring for chimps is a lifetime commitment

Humphrey Nkonde 13 Dec 2018

For Ugandan villagers, tradition and tourism help keep the peace with gorillas

Deusdedit Ruhangariyo 5 Dec 2018

Plan to ship gorillas from DRC to Zimbabwe raises alarm

Andrew Mambondiyani 16 Nov 2018

‘Not all hope is lost’ as outlook for mountain gorillas brightens

John Cannon 14 Nov 2018

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