Sanctuary Updates
Choosing 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 MoreThe 12 Days of Chimpmas
Read about our holiday plans for the 79 former research chimpanzees now living in sanctuary at Project Chimps; see the very first pictures of new arrivals Justin, Maverick and Rocko; get to know sanctuary volunteers Steve Mango and M.L. Daly; and meet the newest member of our Facilities team, Rodney Newberry. It’s all here in our December news.
Read MoreRosemary Among 10 Female Chimps to Reach Sanctuary
Read about our holiday plans for the 79 former research chimpanzees now living in sanctuary at Project Chimps; see the very first pictures of new arrivals Justin, Maverick and Rocko; get to know sanctuary volunteers Steve Mango and M.L. Daly; and meet the newest member of our Facilities team, Rodney Newberry. It’s all here in our December news.
Read MoreMoving Day: A New Chateau for Research Chimps
We recently finished the construction of The Chateau and invited the chimps to move in. We all held our breath to see what they would think of their new digs…
Read MoreProject Chimps Sanctuary Opens New “Chateau” for Retired Research Chimpanzees
Forty former research chimpanzees will have a new home in permanent sanctuary as Project Chimps announced the completion of its fifth and largest chimpanzee house, called “The Chateau.” Fourteen former research chimps moved into the new residence, led by 220-pound “gentle giant,” Kareem.
Read MoreFrom a Cage in New York to a Forest in Georgia, Former Research Chimp Alex Arrives in Permanent Sanctuary
Alex spent his adolescent years confined in a small, metal cage with no room to roam. Now, after 34 years in multiple medical research laboratories, the former research chimpanzee will have six acres of forest to explore as the newest resident of the Project Chimps sanctuary. Thanks to a cooperative agreement with the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), Alex and…
Read MorePrecious Experiences the Outdoors for the First Time
After 28 years in a research laboratory, Precious the chimpanzee had her first opportunity to step out into a forest now that she lives at the Project Chimps sanctuary. A cloudy sky didn’t dampen the spirits or enthusiasm of Precious and her nine female group mates as they had their first opportunity to step out…
Read More"Chimp or Treat" at Project Chimps!
Project Chimps will hold a special, two-day “Chimp or Treat” open house for local families on Friday, October 26, and Saturday, October 27, in Morganton. Children are invited to “Chimp or Treat” in costume, tour the sanctuary – which is now home to 49 former research chimpanzees – and take home candy and fun treats.…
Read MoreSeptember 2018 News: Chimpanzee Socialization and New Chimps
In the lab, the research chimpanzees were separated into artificial same-sex social groups. Now that they’re in sanctuary, we’re working to introduce males and females to form mixed-sex social groups. Learn more about our chimpanzee socialization program in our September 2018 update and see how the 10 female #newchimps are settling into their new life…
Read More“Precious” and Nine Female Research Chimpanzees Relocated to Permanent Sanctuary
After 28 years in a lab, “Precious,” a female research chimpanzee with chronic kidney disease, reached permanent retirement in a forested sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains yesterday. There, she will live the remainder of her life with the opportunity to climb trees in a forest, forage under an open sky and, eventually, choose her…
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