The Chimfunshi Wildlife Sanctuary Primate
Project
Why the Chimfunshi Wildlife Chimpanzee Orphanage?
The idea for Save The Primates website was inspired by
our visit to Chimfunshi Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Zambia,
and so we feel that it is appropriate the first project we
raise money for is our friend Sandy the chimpanzee
and his friends the ‘habitual escapees’ at Chimfunshi.
Sandy was the first chimpanzee we met whilst
at Chimfunshi and unfortunately not even the highest electric
fence can keep him from escaping.
Save
The Primates is well on the way of achieving
it's goal of raising funds for a fully enclosed
outdoor area for the escapee chimpanzees.
Thank you so much for the wonderful support
of those that have already donated, it is so
very much appreciated.
However we are not there yet and any donation
is gratefully received. Please, when you are
considering whether or not to donate just imagine
being locked up in your house for the duration
of your life, which when you really think about
I'm sure you would agree is not much of a life.
That is what these intelligent animals are faced
with unless we can raise enough to build the
enclosure they deserve.
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The Chimps at Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Most chimpanzees at Chimfunshi reside in open enclosures
of between 5 and 500 acres and so have a way of life as close
to natural as possible. Also the majority of them have been
humanised and it is not in their best interests to release
them back into the wild. Find out more about the Chimpanzee
here.
The Problem with the Chimps
One of the biggest problems faced by Chumfunshi Chimpanzee
Sanctuary is escapees. Because a fully grown chimpanzee can
be 4 times stronger than a human, very aggressive and with
the ability to easily cause significant harm or even death,
it is important that they are unable to escape their enclosures.
Unfortunately there is always a group of chimps whom, no matter
how high the electric fence is, simply view a few shocks as
a short term inconvenience and consistently scale the perimeter
fence and escape. Because of this and a significant lack of
funding to build escape proof enclosures for the chimpanzees,
these beautiful animals reside in small indoor compounds.
This is a way of life Sheila and Sylvia Siddle would prefer
their chimps did not have to lead but at present there is
no other option.
The Solution
Chimfunshi Sanctuary have plans to build a fully enclosed
outdoor enclosure so that these cheeky chimps can have the
quality of life they deserve. But they need your help
to make these plans a reality...
You can help...
Donate to the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Project
Save The Primates is the only website where
100% of fundraising goes directly back to the project. Any
amount makes a difference and helps in our goal to improve
these intelligent animals quality of life with a new outdoor
enclosure.
There are currently two ways you can donate:
