by t. | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Jane was a conservation-phenomenon. She inspired young people all over the world. For Jane Goodall, chimpanzees were the flagship species for the conservation of natural systems, with all the biodiversity values and ecosystem services that come with them. She incited...
by t. | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to share with you the Annual Report 2024 of the Chimbo Foundation. This year has brought both remarkable achievements and a number of challenges in our mission to protect the western chimpanzee and its habitat in the Boé region of Guinea Bissau. From...
by t. | May 9, 2025 | News
Header photo: Pangolin scales (c) Britta Jaschinski / IUCN NL More than 100 nature and wildlife organizations, including 22 from the Netherlands, have called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to explicitly oppose the use of endangered species in traditional...
by t. | May 9, 2025 | News
Western chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau’s Boé region have revealed a rare form of communication: stone-throwing at tree buttresses, leaving behind distinctive stone piles. In a new study supported by Chimbo, researchers compared this behavior to the well-known hand and...
by t. | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
What did this chimpanzee catch? Where gorillas are impressive yet peaceful vegetarians, chimpanzees like to eat animal protein from time to time. That doesn’t stop with eating termites or army-ants. Chimpanzee groups may actively hunt for monkeys in tree tops. On rare...
