International Primate Day
On Sept 1st, we celebrate both big and small primates. Nearly 2/3 of the primate species are classified as THREATENED by the IUCN Redlist. Today, …
Morning bliss
We are extremely relieved to see that one of our many missions has succeeded! All our residents do come from separate areas and bringing them …
Africa & Lynn know how to hydrate themselves
Temperatures are increasing and our chimpanzee residents love to hydrate themselves at the different ponds we have built on their playgrounds. Chimpanzeess in the wild …
Great help from the Dutch Zoo Federation
Created in 1966, the DUTCH ZOO FEDERATION – DZF (Nederlandse Vereniging van Dierentuinen – NVD) is an association made of the 13 largest zoos of …
World Rangers Day
Today is a special day for all these brave men and women who put their life at risk when protecting Nature. They all are heroes …
We are proud of you, Pasa!
Pasa is a young male chimpanzee of about 14 years old. We rescued him in 2009. A few weeks ago, when opening the gates to …
10 candles for LUNA
10 YEARS TODAY LUNA WAS RESCUED – let’s celebrate it all together by sharing/liking Luna’s picture and by inviting your friends to follow her and …
Two monkey rescues in two days!
So many monkeys are being kept in horrible onditions in and arond our city of Lubumbashi and because our sanctuary has now facilities adapted to …
Ekolo doesn’t care
It is nearly the end of the day and the chimps are impatient to enter their night rooms. LUNA is walking around the enclosure, steals …
Mata enjoys the sun
AFRICAN WINTER – Temperatures drop badly these days and every morning MATA sits in the sun to feel a bit warmer