Gorillas 
Orangutans 
Chimpanzees 
Bonobos 
Gibbons Hundreds of research chimps may be retired
31/01/2013
A movement away from using chimpanzees for research is gaining speed.... Read more
Sanctuaries Working Group
Every year, hundreds of apes are left orphaned by the bushmeat trade. Nursing mothers are killed either because they are the slowest moving in a family group, or else they are deliberately targeted so their infants can be sold as pets.
The Sanctuaries Working Group brings together groups that care for those orphans fortunate enough to be rescued or confiscated. Sanctuaries are permanent centres where the primates will be protected, cared for and resocialised. They offer the individual animals the best possible chance of living a natural life and serve to raise public awareness, and support law enforcement authorities. The role of the working group is to highlight the role played by Sanctuaries in ape conservation.
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Organisations Involved
The following organisations are involved in the Sanctuaries Working Group.
Born Free Foundation
Will Travers CEO
3 Grove House
Foundry Lane
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 5PL
3 Grove House
Foundry Lane
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 5PL
Phone: +44 (0)1403 240 170
Fax: +44 (0)1403 327 838
Web (en): www.bornfree.org.uk
Email: click for contact form
Fax: +44 (0)1403 327 838
Web (en): www.bornfree.org.uk
Email: click for contact form
Cercopan
Nigeria:
4 Ishie Lane
c/o Housing Estate P.O. Box 826 Calabar
Cross River State
UK:
Aintree Cottage
Low Street
Sloley
Norfolk
NR12 8HD
4 Ishie Lane
c/o Housing Estate P.O. Box 826 Calabar
Cross River State
UK:
Aintree Cottage
Low Street
Sloley
Norfolk
NR12 8HD
Phone: Nigeria +234 (0)87 234 670 UK +44 (0)1692 538 342
Fax: Nigeria +234 (0)87 234 670 UK +44 (0)1692 538 342
Web (en): www.cercopan.org
Email: click for contact form
Email: zena@cercopan.org
Fax: Nigeria +234 (0)87 234 670 UK +44 (0)1692 538 342
Web (en): www.cercopan.org
Email: click for contact form
Email: zena@cercopan.org
Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Trust Gambia
United Kingdom Representative
Sarah Foster
7 Glengorse Court
Glengorse
Battle
TN33 0TX
UK
Sarah Foster
7 Glengorse Court
Glengorse
Battle
TN33 0TX
UK
Phone: +44 (0)788 168 7135
Web (en): www.chimprehab.com
Email: click for contact form
Email: sarahlin9@aol.com
Web (en): www.chimprehab.com
Email: click for contact form
Email: sarahlin9@aol.com
International Primate Protection League (U.K.)
Gilmore House
166 Gilmore Road
London SE13 5AE
166 Gilmore Road
London SE13 5AE
Phone: +44 (0)20 8297 2129
Fax: +44 (0)20 8297 2099
Web (en): www.ippl-uk.org
Email: click for contact form
Fax: +44 (0)20 8297 2099
Web (en): www.ippl-uk.org
Email: click for contact form
Limbe Wildlife Centre
Limbe Wildlife Centre
POBox 878
SWR Limbe
CAMEROON
POBox 878
SWR Limbe
CAMEROON
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre
Alison Cronin
Longthorns
East Stoke
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 6HH
Longthorns
East Stoke
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 6HH
Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance
P.O. Box 86645
Portland, Oregon, 97206-9998
USA
Portland, Oregon, 97206-9998
USA
