The bushmeat trade – the best plan for extinction
“Bushmeat” includes a wide variety of wild species eaten as food. More than 500 wild species are traded and consumed throughout Oceania, South America, South …
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Unusual confiscation in an ecolodge
A 2 year-old chimpanzee and a monkey (Agile Mangabey) of the same age have been confiscated in Kinshasa. Both had been kept in atrocious conditions …
Education & Conservation
Education is one of the best platforms to transmit a culture, J.A.C.K. held an awareness stand for young students and their parents on the conservation …
In JAK’s memory
On this special day, the sanctuary remembers its very first confiscation. It was on April 6, 2006 in Lubumbashi that JAK was saved after being …
The repatriation of Turi
Baby TURI is a little lHoesti Monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) of a bit more than 1 year old. Having lost her mother killed by poachers, TURI …
The relevant story of Bunia “Marie”
In 2021, little Bunia – once called “Marie” by her executioners, was captured by poachers who decimated her group and killed her mother at the …
Broken chains for newcomer SYLLIO
Last Saturday, Founder Franck received a call from the ICCN (DRC Wildlife authority) saying a vervet monkey male had been confiscated in Likasi (a city …
Security Project: the works have started!
A few months ago, J.A.C.K. launched a fundraiser to enforce the security at the complex. Year 2021 has indeed been a scary year regarding security …
A broken arm for Lulah
Lulah is a female chimpanzee of about 20 years ago. She arrived at the sanctuary in December 2020 and had been the surrogate mom of …
Masi together with Otto
Otto is a baby galago we rescued in October 2021 and, today, he has turned into a beautiful bushbaby male. On Christmas Eve, a female …