Primate Links & Related Resources

Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
This primate sanctuary in central Zambia is a non-profit refuge that cares for a wide variety of sick, wounded or unwanted animals -- but the primary residents are over 100 orphaned chimpanzees.

PASA Sanctuaries
List of the Pan African Alliance Sanctuaries (PASA), including information on the primate species they care for and volunteering details.

Great Ape Project
Working for global removal of non-human great apes from the category of mere property, and for their immediate protection through the implementation of basic legal principles designed to provide apes with the right to life, freedom of liberty and protection from torture.

Jane Goodall Institute – South Africa
Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things.

Primate Conservation Inc.
Pprovides small grants for the study and conservation of the least known and most endangered primates in their native habitat. For your donation of $50.00 to PCI you can get a copy of the Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates by Noel Rowe with a forward by Jane Goodall. It has 234 primate species in color with information specific to each one.

Mountain Gorilla - African Wildlife Foundation
The primary threat to mountain gorillas comes from forest clearance and degradation, as the region's growing human population struggles to eke out a living. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in collaboration with Fauna and Flora International and World Wide Fund for Nature, established the International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP) to safeguard the last remaining mountain gorillas.

Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute
Located on the campus of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington (US), The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) provides sanctuary for four chimpanzees--Washoe, Loulis, Tatu, and Dar. Our primary goal is ensuring the well-being and protection of these chimpanzees by guaranteeing their freedom from invasive or disruptive research, by maintaining a safe, healthy, and interesting environment, and respecting and providing for their individual needs.

Friends of Washoe
Established in 1981, Friends of Washoe is a non-profit organization (501.c3) dedicated to the welfare of chimpanzees and especially the four chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute located on the campus of Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington(US).

Animal Welfare Institute
AWI is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1951 to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans.

Animal World USA
A coalition of individuals, organizations and shelters in mid-south USA, working together to save healthy, adoptable companion animals from unnecessary euthanasia.

International Primate Protection League
Working to create and preserve national parks and sanctuaries, for bans on primate hunting, trapping, and local and international trade. Also raises funds to help other sanctuaries working to provide a safe and enriching environment for primate victims of deforestation and poaching.

Area Vibes
Whether seeking to travel around the world or wanting to explore close to home, ecotourism presents a unique way for travelers and residents of a particular area to experience their surroundings.

Green Volunteers
The World Guide and Information Network to Voluntary Work In Nature Conservation and wildlife work and volunteering opportunities with animals. Ideal for wildlife vacations or holidays, gap year, career break, to find conservation expeditions, or for students to find research or credit opportunities.

World Animal Net
World's largest network of animal protection societies with consultative status at the UN. Working to improve the status and welfare of animals with over 3,000 affiliates in more than 100 countries.

The IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
The most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. IUCN provides information and analyses on the status, trends and threats to species in order to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation.

IUCN / SSC Primate Specialist Group
This network of scientists and conservationists stand against the tide of extinction which threatens humanity's closest kin, the primate.

Answering Natures Plea: Endangered Animals - VoiceNation
If people continue to act ignorantly and destroy natural resources and habitats, it will inevitably lead to the endangerment and extinction of many more creatures. However, if everyone plays their part, even in a small way, it can help immensely. While adopting a creature or helping to care for them directly might not be the most feasible solution for everyone, we can all contribute in other ways.

Endangered Animals of the World Fact Sheet
Young People's Trust for the Environment is a UK charity encouraging young people's understanding of the environment. Competitions, fact sheets and projects for teachers and kids.

ASPCA Kids - Endangered Species
A plant or animal species is endangered if it is at risk of disappearing from the earth. Sometimes, a species is not currently at risk of becoming extinct, but people think it will be soon. These species are called "threatened."

All The World's Primates
Developed for students, researchers, and anyone interested in our closest relatives, All The World's Primates is a relational database with contributions from more than 300 scientists, most of whom have done research on primates in their natural habitats.

Kids For Saving Earth
Provides "Education into Action" curriculum to instructors and parents. Their mission is to educate, inspire, and empower children to protect the Earth's environment and provides educational materials, posters, and a highly acclaimed web site featuring environmental education curriculum and activities. Many of the programs have been adapted to the Internet to make it faster and less costly to provide Earth-savers with updated information. Through Kids for Saving Earth's Green Shop you can order educational posters, certificates, guidebooks, CD's, "green" gifts and supplies, and much more.

Endangered Animals - KidsKonnect
KidsKonnect has kids homework and educational help - a safe Internet gateway for kids created & maintained by educators. KidsKonnect links to a variety of sites on different curriculums and interests.