Tchimpounga Sanctuary

The Tchimpounga Sanctuary, also known as the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, for primates is located on a coastal plain of savanna and forest in Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, and was built in 1992. The site covers an area of 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi).[1] The sanctuary, part of the Jane Goodall Institute,[2] is located 50 km (31 miles) north of Pointe-Noire in the Kouilou Department and is the largest chimpanzee sanctuary on the African continent. It has conducted research comparing food-sharing and social inhibition among chimpanzees and bonobos.[3][4]

Tchimpounga Sanctuary
Young chimpanzees at Jane Goodall sanctuary inTchimpounga (2006)

The sanctuary is a refuge in the Congo Basin for chimpanzees orphaned by bushmeat hunters; authorities deliver the young animals after confiscating them from sellers in the pet or entertainment trades.[5]

The sanctuary is a member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance.

References
  1. World Database on Protected Areas
  2. Bill Moyers' Journal, "The Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots", 27 November 2009 Archived from the original 2012-04-12.
  3. Marlene Cimons, "Humans Have a Lot to Learn from Bonobos, Scientist Says". LiveScience, 23 April 2010 Archived from the original 2012-04-12.
  4. "Sharing comes naturally to 'Peter Pan' apes". Newstrack India, 9 Feb 2010 Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  5. Tchimpounga Sanctuary Retrieved 2012-04-12.

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