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Chimpanzee Trust
Plot 1, Bank Close
P.O.Box 884
Entebbe, Uganda
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Baby Chimp Grows Teeth
The baby chimp made 6 months on the 27th September and he is healthy and weighing 4.5kg, grown 6 pairs of teeth and he has started eating some fruits; bananas and water melon. He has grown stronger and very active, spends most of his time running, playing, climbing and swinging on objects.
The baby is well bonded with his Caregivers; he is very protective of them especially the Primary Caregiver, Mrs. Betty Angucia and reacts to strangers by barking and screaming.
The baby is often exposed to the other chimpanzees while in the holding facility but he gets scared of the adult chimps when they are screaming and fighting. He responds by holding firm onto the Caregiver.
The rest of the chimps are all in good health.
Special recognition:
Our sincere appreciations to ENV Technologies and the President and CEO, Ms. Mary Moran for the donation of a solar water filter for the operations at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
Loud pant hoots!
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Addressing Environmental Challenges
| Pupils from Nayonyi Nursery and Primary school debating |
Fishing communities are some of the marginalized communities of Uganda, with relatively low school turn up, coupled with the highest dropout rate of about 66% (Save the Children, June 2009). School going age children are always engaged in fishing at an early age as there are few schools on the islands coupled with few qualified teachers.
It is evident that greater engagement and utilization of youth in the ongoing and future development of Uganda is irrefutably critical to its success. The use of annual events such as debates and quiz competitions provide school experiences that encourage children to stay in school, while addressing the most pressing issues within their community.
The Chimpanzee Trust with support from Born Free Foundation organized 8 participating schools for a debate and quiz competition that took place on the 25th September 2015 at Buyana RC Primary School, Koome Islands on Lake Victoria. This year’s topic was, "Youth and NOT adults are responsible for social economic and environmental challenges of Uganda." This activity helped to create awareness, knowledge and build skills of the children from the participating schools in the areas of environment, health and social issues regarding culture, early marriages, corruption and unemployment .
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Conservation Ambassadors in Hoima and Kibaale
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Community monitors at the Hoima Office |
Blank Park Zoo and its partners donated field materials and equipment to the Conservation Ambassadors also known as the Community Monitors who work with the Chimpanzee Trust in Hoima and Kibaale districts. The Conservation Ambassadors whose roles are as Wildlife Rangers, are at the fore-front of wildlife conservation on private land, with special attention to monitoring chimpanzees and their habitats, in addition to promoting sustainable usage of natural resources within the landscape including conservation farming and forest based enterprises.
These Conservation Ambassadors who come from within the communities have been working with the Chimpanzee Trust since 2009, to conserve the remaining chimpanzee habitat in the Albertine Rift Landscape. The Chimpanzee Trust’s Executive Director, Lilly Ajarova handed over the donated items to the Ambassadors on September 10, 2015 at our Hoima Field Office.
Katende Denis, a Conservation Ambassador from Kiryanga Sub County, Kibaale District notes; "The support we are getting from Blank Park Zoo and its partners is contributing to the conservation of chimpanzees and their habitat in Uganda, and I am proud that the work, we are doing is being recognized worldwide"
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