Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project

Research on West African chimpanzees living in a savanna mosaic at Fongoli, Senegal since 2001, with a focus on the behavioral ecology of apes in a semi-arid environment. Associated with the Neighbor Ape 501c3 non-profit organization (US), which seeks to conserve the chimpanzees at Fongoli and to provide for the wellbeing of people that live alongside them. Project Director, Dr. Jill D. Pruetz, Professor of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA

Monday, February 18, 2008

Fongoli chimps on Today Show, featured in NOVA special 'Ape Genius'

Here is a link to the Today Show segment that previews the NOVA/National Geographic film that aired on Tuesday, February 18, entitled, "Ape Genius". Dr. Victoria Horner and I discuss the film...

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23220685#23220685

You can watch the Ape Genius video, chapter by chapter if you follow this link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/program.html

The Fongoli chimps are featured specifically in Chapters 1 & 2, although you will recognize clips of them and the field site throughout the video.

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Neighbor Ape Non-Profit Organization

WE ARE NOW INCORPORATED as a 501(c)3 organization that will, "conserve the habitat of wild chimpanzees in southeastern Senegal, to protect the chimpanzees themselves, and to provide for the wellbeing of the Senegalese people who have traditionally lived in the area alongside these chimpanzees". Our goal is to promote sustainable conservation practices that take into account the needs of local humans, in part by providing assistance to the people of the various local villages. Immediate plans include providing mosquito netting to as many families as possible and to send two more children from Fongoli village to school in the nearby town of Kedougou.

Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project

Monday, February 18, 2008

Fongoli chimps on Today Show, featured in NOVA special 'Ape Genius'

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