L’ile aux bébés Singes 1/3 – Chimps in Ngamba Island

Sur une île du lac Victoria, les hommes apprennent aux jeunes chimpanzés à grimper aux arbres Lîle Ngamba, dans la partie ougandaise du lac Victoria. Depuis quatre ans, une trentaine de jeunes chimpanzés dont les parents sont morts sont accueillis dans le cadre dun programme de lInstitut Jane-Goodall. On leur apprend à monter aux arbres, à trouver de la nourriture Every year in Africa, approximately 5000 chimpanzees are killed by poachers for the bushmeat trade: As a byproduct of this illegal practice; dozens of infant chimps are taken alive from the forest, bound for the pet trade throughout Africa and the rest of the world. Ngamba Island is a project of the Chimpanzees Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT), established in 1997 by the Born Free Foundation, International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Jane Goodall Institute, the Uganda Wildlife Education Center Trust (UWECT) and the Zoological Board of New South Wales and it provides these orphaned chimpanzees with a secure home to live out their lives, since a return to their natural habitat is not possible, while educating visitors and local communities about their remarkable species and the importance of conserving their fragile forest habitat. Ngamba Island is part of the Koome group of islands located on Lake Victoria 23 km south of Entebbe, Uganda. It consists of 100 acres (approximately 40 hectares), 98 of which are forested and separated from the visitors area by an electric fence. The island is set up …