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Chimpanzee Cam
The Chimpanzee Cam, a ground-level camera trap allows researchers with the Gishwati Area Conservation Programs chimpanzee ecology study to unobtrusively monitor the apes activity. Remote monitoring doesnt replace personal observation, but allows researchers to study them without having to habituate them to the presence of human observers, a long and laborious process that could build an unwarranted level of trust by apes in humans.
Bonobos
Once known as pygmy chimpanzees, bonobos weren't identified as a separate species (Pan paniscus) until 1933 and are found only in the Democratic Repubulic of Congo.
Forest of Hope
Rwanda's Gishwati Forest was reduced significantly the past 30 years for cattle pastures and cropland. However, reforestation is underway and a field station has been set up to study 14 chimpanzees on the brink of extinction.
Great Ape Trust
Great Ape Trust of Iowa is a world-class scientific facility in Des Moines dedicated to great ape research, conservation, education and welfare.
Orangutans
Orangutans (Pongo spp.) are Asia's only great ape and are found in Bornea, Sumatra and Malaysia. In the Malay language orangutan means 'person of the forest.'
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