Current Projects
Bulindi Chimpanzee & Community Project
The forests of the Budongo-Bugoma Corridor in western Uganda are home to a number of wild chimpanzee communities under long-term study by researchers. Since 2006, more than 80% of their habitat has been cleared for lumber and agricultural use, greatly threatening their survival. We’ve been supporting this community-based conservation project since 2016 that helps people, chimps, and forests.This community-based project helps people and forests in a wildlife corridor critical to 300 wild chimpanzees. The 34-member team monitors 7 groups of highly threatened chimpanzees, distributes 1 million tree seedlings annually to people in 250 local villages, sponsors schoolchildren’s education, has created and maintains 45 water wells, establishes village savings groups, creates energy-efficient stoves, and more. BCCP also protects 212 acres of chimpanzee forests with more to be added. CLICK HERE to learn more and donate.
Virtual Grocery Cart
Feeding the 52 chimps at Ngamba Island is an expensive and permanent need. Can you believe they eat nearly 1,500 pounds of carrots every year?! Thanks to a generous, multi-year grant from the Arcus Foundation, we were able to launch a virtual grocery cart where you can choose from 9 different fruits and vegetables to ‘send’ to the chimps. Shopping for groceries has never been this much fun! Check it out & send the chimps your favorite snack HERE.
