J.A.C.K Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Mata

🌴Don’t expect to see very young chimpanzee orphans at J.A.C.K! Since 2014 no chimpanzees have been seen on sale on the streets of Lubumbashi and none have been confiscated by DRC wildlife officials in thi part of the country.

From the early beginning, the first aim of J.A.C.K was to do law enforcement and it seems the long years of tireless efforts have yielded good results. J.A.C.K managed to stop the trade in great apes in a city previously known as a hub in ape trafficking.

MATA is the very youngest chimpanzee residing at J.A.C.K . He is nearly 7 and is a little light of hope in this gloomy world of trafficking…

No more chimpanzees

CONSERVATION OF A SPECIES GOES ALONG WITH EDUCATION. Thanks to our work of spreading awareness in the city of Lubumbashi, no more chimpanzees have been seen on sale/illegaly detained since 2014!


Luna & Mata 16 June 2016, 6:06 pm PICTURE OF THE DAY : young female Luna is like a little Mom to baby Mata ! Thank you, Fondation Brigitte Bardot 16 June 2016, 3:45 pm We are pleased to announce the support of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation which has been helping our sanctuary since 2009. This 2016 aid will help us d... Mouth, hands & feet 14 June 2016, 7:58 pm PICTURE OF THE DAY – hands and mouth full for young male Kimo ... Hello 14 June 2016, 6:55 pm PICTURE OF THE DAY – baby Kaly says ‘hello!’... Baby Mata puzzled 13 June 2016, 6:52 pm PICTURE OF THE DAY – baby Mata puzzled by an insect hidden in the leaves... A selfie of SEKI 12 June 2016, 11:36 am PICTURE OF THE DAY – do you like selfies? This is one of SEKI, one of our oldest males... Bihati, we will ALWAYS love YOU! 10 June 2016, 7:33 am No words for today as we are all profoundly sad… Young friend Bihati left us a few days ago. She was waiting for the team and for Roxane to come... Chita’s Jungle Gym – Day 3 8 June 2016, 6:00 pm Today is D-day! Yes, the surprise we have been promissing for the last few days is actually a short movie of the inauguration of the Jungle Gym. We th... Chita’s Jungle Gym – Day 2 7 June 2016, 6:00 pm Yesterday, we showed you the first steps of the construction of Chita’s new Jungle Gym. Today, Day 2, we had to definitely end this building p... Chita’s Jungle Gym – Day 1 6 June 2016, 10:00 am Remember, last December, we fundraised to offer a Christmas present for our group of subadult chimps. The aim was to collect some funds to build a h...