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I am Congo

Our own Dominique Bikaba from Strong Roots Congo, has been featured in a new video series titled “I Am Congo“. The series capture the lives of five Congolese individuals who give us hope. They fight for a better future for their families and communities and they are why we do the work we do.

You can view the full interview with Dominique on the Raise Hope for Congo website.

Help us complete new classrooms

In light of recent new-found awareness in the media of some of the issues surrounding kids in Uganda and DRC, we urge you to donate to our Kahuzi-Biega Environmental School program. Canadian Ape Alliance is really close to the goal of building new classrooms and is trying to close the funding gap in costs of running the school for a year. Our aim is to raise enough funding within the next few months to get started right away.

Our partner group has been authorized by the Congolese government to build and run the school, but they receive no additional funding.

“Canadian Ape Alliance delegates came here when no other foreigners were willing to cross the Congolese border, and we are eternally grateful for the help we received during and after this time of war.”

– Dominique Bikaba, Director of Strong Roots Congo

You can donate directly to our fund online. We are 100% volunteer-run and will issue a full tax receipt if you are a Canadian resident. We really appreciate your donations and feel that you make a great choice by donating to programs on the ground that make a difference.

Great apes in the news – January

Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla
An amazing chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park, Uganda.

Nearly Extinct Primate Rediscovered in Borneo
Researchers working on the island of Borneo have discovered two tiny new populations of Miller’s grizzled langurs (Presbytis hosei canicrus), one of the world’s 25 most endangered primates.

Strange endangered primates you may have never heard of
The illegal pet trade’s demand for cute-looking primates is devastating Indonesia’s population of slow lorises. But they are not the only endangered primates you may never have heard of that are already under threat of extinction.

Most Recent European Great Ape Discovered
Based on a hominid molar, scientists from Germany, Bulgaria and France have documented that great apes survived in Europe in savannah-like landscapes until seven million years ago.

Lemur-Like Toes Complicate Human Lineage
A 47-million-year-old primate may have been a fashionista of sorts, as new analysis of the fossil suggests it sported grooming claws.

Great ape conservation must be integral to REDD+, says leading primate biologist
Great apes play an important role in the long-term health of forests and climate change schemes such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) should be structured so that they can channel funds to primate conservation projects, leading biologist Ian Redmond said.

Against The Odds: Apes can gamble like humans by calculating chances
Apes are capable of gambling in a similar way to humans, a study claims. Research indicates that the animals are also able to calculate the odds before taking risks.

Great apes in the news – December

How pedal power is helping Uganda’s mountain gorillas
Bicycles are powering films that teach communities about the plight of the gorillas and their natural habitat.

Law enforcement vital for great ape survival
Recent studies show that the populations of African great apes are rapidly decreasing. Many areas where apes occur are scarcely managed and weakly protected.

Savanna chimps exhibit human-like sharing behavior, anthropologists say
Anthropologists report that chimpanzees in Senegal frequently share food and hunting tools with other chimps. This is thought to be the first study to document non-meat sharing behavior among chimpanzees.

Gorillas threatened by climate change
In the lush mountains of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, a family of gorillas is lazing in the sun. They might seem relaxed, but as the climate is heating up these great apes are finding it more difficult to find food.

Video: Environmental Degradation & Emerging Diseases

You can now watch a presentation by Dr. Kerry Bowman at the Ecology and Global Health International Conference that took place in Long Beach, California on May 13, 2005.  The talk titled “Environmental Degradation & Emerging Diseases: The Case of HIV, SARS and EBOLA” was presented by the Global Ethics and Religion Forum at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.

You can also view the video directly on YouTube.

Dr. Kerry Bowman has a Ph.D. in Bioethics, a fellowship in Cultural Psychiatry, and a Masters degree in Social Work. He is an Assistant Professor appointed to both University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics and The University of Toronto Centre for Environment. As well, he is the Clinical Ethicist for Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.