It’s that time of year: when we pause to reflect on all that the present year brought us, and all that we hope to accomplish in the year to come. This year, you helped Chimp Haven achieve incredible progress for former research chimpanzees this year – and we are so thankful for your support. In…
by Jordan Green, Behavior Technician (formerly Animal Caregiver) If you’ve ever visited Chimp Haven, you may have heard some terms and phrases we use as caregivers that are unique to life at the sanctuary (and honestly sound a little strange at first!). Below are ten definitions that will have you speaking caregiver in no time!…
With 31 new chimps joining us at the sanctuary so far this year, the Chimp Haven family has now grown to nearly 300 chimpanzees. As we prepare for more new arrivals this fall, we continue to make progress toward our sanctuary expansion to make room for chimpanzees who still remain in research facilities waiting to…
With 31 new chimps joining us at the sanctuary so far this year, the Chimp Haven family has now grown to nearly 300 chimpanzees! As we prepare for more new arrivals this fall, we continue to make progress toward our sanctuary expansion to make room for nearly 200 chimpanzees who still remain in research facilities…
While summer is technically winding down, you wouldn’t know it at Chimp Haven! The chimps are still enjoying long summer days and their favorite warm weather activities. Here’s what they’ve been up to this summer: In fact, the only thing that beats fruit during the summer is one of the chimps’ very favorite treats: Popsicles!…
It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news that Chimp Haven’s oldest resident, Sarah Anne, has passed, just shy of her 60th birthday. Sarah Anne came to Chimp Haven in 2006, and her intelligence, feisty attitude, and regal disposition quickly made her one of the most beloved personalities at the sanctuary. Before…
With nearly 30 new chimps joining us at the sanctuary so far this year, the Chimp Haven family has now grown to nearly 300 chimpanzees! Right now, our new arrivals are spending their first sunny spring days at the sanctuary, and we’re so excited to continue to get to know them. But as you know,…
These chimps are spending their first spring at the sanctuary thanks to you!
If you were to ask the chimps, we bet they’d say spring is their favorite time of year. With cold weather on the way out and sun on the way in, they’re spending more time outside at the sanctuary napping, playing, and soaking up the sun!
As all of us – humans and chimps! – happily welcome spring at the sanctuary, we also continue to welcome new chimp retirees to our Chimp Haven family. We’re thrilled to share that our most recent arrivals (whom you’ll meet in this newsletter) bring our current colony to more than 280 chimpanzees. Right now, they’re…