Chimbo Foundation
Our mission is to guarantee long-term survival of the Western Chimpanzee population through community based conservation in the Boé, Guinea Bissau.
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New Insights Into Rare Stone-Throwing Behavior in Chimpanzees
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...
What did this chimpanzee catch?
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....
Citizen science by community rangers to monitor chimpanzees
In 2020 the IUCN published the Western Chimpanzee Action Plan (WCAP) covering the period 2020-2030 . The plan is the result of a collaborative effort by experts on conservation of the western...
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