September Primate of the Month — Western Lowland Gorilla
September Primate of the Month: Western Lowland Gorilla Western Lowland Gorilla While Mountain Gorillas may have the late Dian Fossey as their claim to fame, Western Lowland Gorillas have become well known through their use in zoos and because of the infamous...
August Primate of the Month — Sumatran Orangutan
August Primate of the Month — Sumatran Orangutan August Primate of the Month: Sumatran Orangutan Sumatran Orangutan As one of the most critically endangered apes, with fewer than 14,000 individuals remaining in the wild (as of 2016 estimates), the Sumatran...
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary: GLOBIO’s Newest Programs Partner
How do we change the conservation conversation around great apes and primates? When we went searching for new program partners to support our 2021-24 Strategic Commitment that was the fundamental question that drove our evaluation of potential partners. Tacugama...
July Primate of the Month — Chimpanzee
July Primate of the Month — Chimpanzee July Primate of the Month: Chimpanzee Chimpanzees Chimpanzees are the most abundant of the non-human Great Apes, both in number and geographic range. The four subspecies have a combined population of 172,000-300,000 individuals...
Chimp Thoughts: World Chimpanzee Day & The Day I Thought Jane Was Going To Kill Me
Oh my god, I just hit Frodo in the head with my camera — Jane is going to kill me! It was self-defense… it was self-defense… I kept repeating in my head, trying to make it sound acceptable to the most famous chimpanzee researcher on the planet. I knew I...
For nearly 20 years, GLOBIO has been connecting kids and adults to the magic, awe and wonder of our planet. GLOBIO works with education partners, wildlife sanctuaries and conservation projects in Equatorial Africa and Borneo to support their conservation work on-the-ground, and share their stories with the rest of the world. Ever evolving, we also create engaging educational content to educate the public on shared environmental issues.
