Five Rescued Monkeys Make the World a Better Place Finding safe haven for themselves and other species. By Natasha Tworoski If video footage of extremely adorable baby monkeys is your thing, boy are you in luck! A new film, “The Vervet Forest,” is now being screened...

We All Get By With a Little Help from Our Friends It took a human to show Nina how to care for her new son. By Natasha Tworoski When humans prepare to have their first baby, it can be a nerve-wracking time filled with uncertainty. Fortunately, there are countless...

Celebrate the Unknown Great Ape on World Bonobo Day! Our closest relatives desperately need you to save them from extinction. There may only be 15,000 left. By Natasha Tworoski Finally! A reason for everyone, single or not, to celebrate February 14th! 2017 will mark...

How Can You Reduce Climate Change by Helping Protect Great Apes? New Data Show that Climate Change Is Causing Massive Tree Die-Offs in Africa By Natasha Tworoski It’s hard to find a place on the planet where scientific evidence isn’t showing global climate change...

Groundbreaking Ivory Ban in China Signifies Good News for All Wildlife Ban Includes Closure of 34 Processing Factories and 143 Trade Venues By Natasha Tworoski One of Africa’s most iconic animals, elephants have undergone a devastating surge in poaching in the past...

Bushmeat Crisis In West Africa and the Congo Basin, Bushmeat is Now the Leading Threatto Great Apes and Monkeys By Natasha Tworoski While the term “bushmeat” can simply stand for any wild animal killed for the purpose of eating its meat, most often in media it is used...

Sanctuaries Unaffected by Political Unrestin Democratic Republic of Congo Tensions Remain High As At Least 26 Protesters Are Killed By Natasha Tworoski Tensions have been high this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as December 19th marked the end of President...

Empowering Women Through Conservation Offering Opportunities for Women Is a Responsibility Conservationists Should Consider By Natasha Tworoski Conservation efforts can often carry a despairing feeling of moral conflict, particularly in countries with high levels of...

The Growing Crisis of Great Ape Smuggling New Data Shows that Illegal Great Ape Smuggling Is Even More Dire than We Realized By Natasha Tworoski The great ape crisis is rapidly escalating. Eastern gorillas, Western chimpanzees and Bornean orangutans were recently...