Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage
Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage is a
The orphanage is home to other rescued animals such as
Chimfunshi is recognized as an “
Located 65 km west of Chingola on the banks of the Kafue River, the orphanage is a tourist attraction for those living in the Copperbelt towns and for international visitors to Zambia. Chimpanzees are not found in the wild in Zambia, the nearest populations are about 500 km north of Chimfunshi, but wildlife smuggling routes out of the Congo pass through Zambia.
The sanctuary is a member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance.
In 2002, Sheila Siddle published her autobiography, In My Family Tree: A Life With Chimpanzees, to widespread acclaim.[citation needed] The Siddles were awarded the Jane Goodall Award for establishing Chimfunshi.[2]
Research
Chimfunshi has evolved into a major centre for education and research. The sanctuary offers the unique opportunity to observe the complex social behaviour of chimpanzees in their almost natural habitat and in large social groups. It also allows a number of social and educational projects in the field and a chance to get to know the people and culture of Zambia.
Animal welfare and research thus complement each other perfectly: primate researchers from around the world come to Chimfunshi to investigate the chimpanzees’ social behavior, communication and cognition. Scientists conduct observational studies while learning about the daily lives of people in an African country. In addition to observations of the chimpanzees that teach some students the methods of behavioural research, field trips are offered to investigate the unique flora and fauna of Zambia.
The Education Center at Chimfunshi not only attracts international primate researchers but also students from America and Europe, as well as school classes and their teachers from Zambia. Chimfunshi works closely and regularly with scientists from the Max Planck Institutes for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany), and for Psycholinguistics (Nijmegen, Netherlands), the Free University of Berlin, and Gonzaga University's fh in the U.S.
Volunteering
Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and their partner, African Impact,
References
- ^ "CHIMFUNSHI - Das grösste Schimpansen-Schutzgebiet weltweit" (in German). Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Africa Adventures: Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage". TributeWebDesign.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Orphan Care". www.AfricanImpact.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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