Great Apes
Catching Up With Old Friends
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Edgar (left) and Forest (right)
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Area of Tchimpounga Nature Reserve Expanded by 750 Percent!
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JGI staff braved waist-high waters while conducting surveys of the Tchimpounga Nature Reserve.
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Wonderful news!
A New Perspective on Chimpanzees!
"For the past 10 days, we have taken a different angle on filming chimps. Rather than shooting a fig-eating sequence in the traditional way—from the ground looking up 100 feet or so to the treetops—we decided to move up to the chimps' level.
Searching High and Low for Chimpanzees
In his latest blog entry, Dr. Deus Mjungu, Gombe Stream Research Center’s director of chimpanzee research, writes of a particularly strenuous day tracking the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park.
Each day, we typically target one individual chimpanzee who has not been followed recently and track him or her for the entire day.
Nesting
Chimpanzees also need beds to sleep in. Every evening chimps will build a new tree nest to settle in for the night.
Sibling Rivalry
When baby chimps are born, older siblings often have a hard time losing their mother's attention.
Happy Sweet Sixteen Mr. H!
If you have ever met Jane in person, you know that her special mascot Mr. H is never far behind. Given to Jane by her friend Gary Haun, a blind magician, Mr. H has been to dozens of countries and has been touched by millions of people. Today marks a very special occasion for Mr. H; it's his 16th birthday! Be sure to read more about Mr. H's story in Jane's own words and enjoy the photos below.
Chimp Patrol
Male chimpanzees silently work together to patrol and protect their territory.
Finding Chimps
Even after 15 years of following chimps, JGI videographer Bill Wallauer still has a hard time keeping up with them and has to use the tricks he has learned to find them.
JGI Scientist Reports from Congo Basin on Action Plan to Save Great Apes
Dr. Lilian Pintea, the Jane Goodall Institute’s (JGI) vice president of Conservation Science, recently reported from Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where JGI is leading a workshop. The Conservation Action Plan (CAP) workshop is the first in a series of meetings planned to identify strategies and actions to reduce the threats to great apes and their habitat in a critical landscape of the eastern DRC. The CAP will target more than 66 million acres, which contain more than 15,000 chimpanzees and possibly 2,000 gorillas.
