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Research Chimps Get Permanent Retirement Home
More than 100 chimps retired from medical research are about to get a new home.
Victory! NIH sending all chimpanzees from New Iberia Research Center to NAPSA member Chimp Haven
In the latest step towards shrinking chimpanzee research in the United States, the National Institutes of Health announced a plan to retire its stock of 113 research animals from the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana to Chimp Haven, a federally funded sanctuary in Keithsville, Louisiana.
Fauna Sanctuary: A Quebec Haven for Chimps
Gloria Grow runs a special type of retirement home. It is certainly unique in Quebec.
Fire at the Sanctuary of the Apes
Before the Cle Elum forest fire destroyed 60 homes, it took aim at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Just Barely Survives Kittitas Wildfire
Firefighters on the scene of a destructive wildfire in central Washington were hoping to make major progress toward containment of the blaze.
Wildfire Spooks Chimps at Washington Sanctuary
The seven chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest near Cle Elum are OK, but a spokeswoman says they seem bewildered by the smoke in the air and changes in their routine from a wildfire that burned within a couple hundred feet of their building.
Among the Animals: Chimps Find Sanctuary from Experiments
The wind off the grassy, Eastern Washington hillside began to swirl as I got out of the car at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Cle Elum, Wash., in May.
Chimpanzee Testing: Is It the Beginning of the End?
Medical experiments on chimpanzees can be invasive, involving injections, blood samples and liver biopsies. But some say it’s the only way to advance medicine. Miles O’Brien’s report explores whether there are ever instances in which the scientific value of research should offset the moral cost of working with chimps.
‘Chimp Cam’ Captures Funny Business at Chimpanzee Sanctuary
While Disney enjoys the benefits of years of work on a its newly released movie Chimpanzee, a sanctuary near Cle Elum, Washington, has been quietly making its own movie.
We Are Family: Diana Goodrich Introduces Us to the Residents of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Diana Goodrich tells us about her journey from starting out as a psychology student studying human-chimpanzee communication to her current role as Director of Outreach for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.