Upcoming Events
As Georgia is opening back up, we are both excited and cautious. We are excited because we have missed our community and look forward to welcoming people back on site to have an opportunity to see the chimps! We are very cautious; however, as first and foremost the health of the chimps, staff, and visitors is important to us. We will continue to monitor CDC guidelines and make adjustments to ensure the safety and health of all chimpanzees and humans involved.
Read MoreThe Tire Tower
In honor of Earth Day, we bring you a special update about a brand new climbing structure we just installed today in the Peachtree Habitat for the chimps! It is entirely made out of old tires that were headed to the landfill, left-over paint that was going to be discarded, about $25 worth of hardware, and Caregiver Aide Alyssa’s imagination.
Read MoreBring Project Chimps Into Your Home(school)
We are all trying to find ways to cope with the current changes in our society. We miss our community and we hope that everyone is staying home and taking care of their families and themselves. While you cannot visit Project Chimps right now, you and your family can still be involved and stay connected to the chimps!
Read MoreLuke discovers his hidden musical talent
This past week, we brought an electric piano into several of the villas for the chimps to investigate if they chose to. Some chimps, like twins Buttercup and Charisse, were immediately interested and could not wait to tap out a few notes. Others, like Emma, were more interested in trying to take it apart. And then, there was Luke. Who was simply waiting to show off his hidden musical talent!
Read MoreCoronavirus Response Update
As the threat of the Coronavirus continues, Project Chimps’ executive director, Ali Crumpacker, outlines more of the measures we are taking to ensure the short-term and long-term health of the chimps and our Project Chimps family.
Here are some of the things we are doing now, with the caveat that the situation is extremely fluid and that some of these actions may be revised in the days and weeks to come, in keeping with government and industry recommendations.
Read MoreProject Chimps Prepares for Coronavirus
As the world prepares for a potential Coronavirus pandemic,
so is Project Chimps.
Not only are we preparing for the potential medical threat
of the COVID-19 virus, we are also braced for the potential ripple effects of a pandemic, such as disruptions to food and medical supplies.
Here are some answers to questions about how we’re working to protect the chimps and our sanctuary team.
Read MoreChoosing a ‘Heart to Heart’ Valentine Chimp
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re thinking about the chimps who touch our hearts.
In our February 2020 news, Executive Director Ali Crumpacker shares who her “Heart to Heart” chimp is and tells us more about Babs, the newest member of the chimpanzee sponsorship program.
This and much more is included in our February 2020 news!
Read MoreChimps Leo & Ray’s Excellent Adventure
The day started out routinely, with our team checking on the
chimps, feeding their breakfast and cleaning their enclosures. But then the radios start squawking as the chatter between caregivers becomes an excited cacophony.
The message finally became clear: “Leo is outside!”
Chimpanzee Caregiver Samantha Jones recounts the story of former research chimps Leo and Ray’s brave first steps into the forest at Project Chimps.
Read MoreFocus on Chimps
Project Chimps sanctuary now hosts a one-day wildlife photography workshop. In the first session, held in Oct. 2019, eight participants get to went behind the scenes to photograph chimpanzees in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.
Read MoreWorking fast and furious to help chimps
It was a warm spring morning and Christy Jellets was waste deep in muddy water. The dirty liquid roiled around her as she worked, hands well below the surface and out of sight, to repair a clogged culvert at Project Chimps.
While her team members were busy welding chimpanzee enclosures and clearing fallen brush, Christy noticed a job that needed immediate attention. So she jumped in…
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