Posts by Ali Crumpacker
December 2017 News: Nine Female Chimps Arrive Before the Holidays
In this month’s Project Chimps news, we share the first look at our nine #NewChimps: Babs, Sky, Amy, Almasi, LB, Noel, Sarah, Loretta, and Harley! Learn more about their journey from the lab to sanctuary and meet volunteers Sandi Boone and Ruth Beers! Read more…
Read MoreNovember 2017 News: We're Building an Outdoor Habitat for the Chimps
We’re building a new, six-care outdoor habitat for the former research chimpanzees now in permanent retirement at Project Chimps! In this month’s Project Chimps news, we describe our vision for the habitat and the new opportunities it will create for captive chimpanzees that have only experienced life in mesh enclosures. Read more…
Read MoreOctober 2017 News: Building a New Home for New Chimps
Our facilities team is busy renovating Villa 4 so we can bring the next group of chimpanzees from the lab to permanent sanctuary. The Project Chimps property was once a gorilla sanctuary, so major renovations are required to make the facilities suitable for chimpanzees. We also unveil the winning photo for our 2018 calendar! Read…
Read MoreBecome a Fundraiser for Giving Day for Apes
I woke up really excited this morning. While I’m always passionate about the work I do here at Project Chimps, there’s something else that’s got me pumped. On October 17, 2017, thousands of animal lovers are going to show their support for ape conservation and rescue during Giving Day for Apes. On that day, every…
Read MoreSeptember 2017 News: Checking in on the First Chimps – One Year Later…
This month, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the arrival of the first group of former research chimpanzees at Project Chimps. September 8, 2016, was the day our inaugural chimpanzee residents arrived at their forever home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of north Georgia. The all-female group includes Latricia, Genesis, Jennifer, Gertrude, Gracie, Emma, Charisse,…
Read MoreMeet Project Chimps' New Executive Director!
Greetings from Project Chimps! We are very pleased to introduce you to our new executive director, Ali Crumpacker. Ali arrived this past weekend, after a long trip across the country from Ramona, California, where she served as director of The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center for seven years. Ali first developed a love of the…
Read MoreProject Chimps featured on Real Time with Bill Maher!
Check out the segment here: https://twitter.com/billmaher/status/864885456722251777
Read More#ChimpChat: Chimpanzee Group Formation with Mike Seres
Director of Chimpanzee Management, Mike Seres began working with chimps in 1973, when he worked at the Budapest Zoo in Hungary. Mike has worked for 44 years with, and for, chimps in 12 different countries. Mike’s specialty is chimpanzee introductions and group formation. At Project Chimps, Mike will work one on one with each chimp…
Read More#ChimpChat: A Breakthrough With Genesis
Eleven-year-old Genesis is a special chimpanzee. She was born at the New Iberia Research Center on April 4th, 2005 and lived there until retiring to Project Chimps in September 2016. Since her arrival at the sanctuary, caregivers have grown to know and love Genesis and her quirks. “Genesis is the loner of the group. She…
Read More#ChimpChat: Jennifer and Michael
Jennifer, our focus for today’s #ChimpChat, was born at the New Iberia Research Center on April 21, 2006 where she lived for 10 years before retiring to the Project Chimps sanctuary in September of 2016. Caregiver Michael describes Jennifer as energetic, playful, and friendly. They seem to share a special bond. “Jenny will stop me…
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