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Apes in the news

World’s rarest gorilla caught on film-  Cameroon’s Critically Endangered Cross River gorillas have recently been caught on film. Click here to view the footage

Orphan Bonobos Released! - The Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary has begun returning highly endangered bonobos to their natural habitat in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Oragutan group photographed swimming - could these photos provide evidence for the Aquatic Ape theory?

The Fight against Palm Oil - details on the efforts by the Center for Orangutan Protection to fight Palm Oil production in Borneo.

Good news for once

New Orangutan population in Borneo

Help for Baxter Chimps needed / Call for action!

Visit these sites to find out about the latest news on primates:

Ape Alliance news

Wildlife Direct

Primate Info Net

Latest funding news

  • USFWS awards £20 000 for orangutan conservation
  • Generous donation from Bornfree and Ape Alliance allows GAFI to send more films to projects in Africa

Upcoming GAFI events

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GAFI Team members in the news:

Gilly Sebestyen-Forrester

Are animals smarter than us?

Inside Out BBC SE

Interview: similarities between human and ape behaviour

Alasdair Davies

Fresh Interview

Ffresh Film festival

Juliet Wright

Lebialem Hunters’ Beekeeping Initiative article in The Journal

PSGB award