![]() Today, throughout the United States, there are more than 550 chimpanzees living in accredited sanctuaries. Research, and that remaining chimps in NIH labs would be retired to sanctuary. In 2013, the National Institutes of Health determined it would no longer support invasive research on them, as it was assessed that there was in fact no adequate benefit to continued One of the reasons chimpanzees were used for biomedical research trials for decades was because of that similarity, and the assumption that they could make parallels to human health through experimentation. Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute work to build an informed citizenry to protect chimpanzees, conserve their habitat and to advocate for proper care of these beings in sanctuaries and other facilities around the globe. Her findings and the continued nearly 60 years of research (the longest running wild primate study in the world) and 40 years of conservation through the Jane Goodall Institute, consistently demonstrate the complexity, intelligence and similarities to human social behavior of chimpanzees. Goodall is best known for her groundbreaking research and publications on wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, and as the first to introduce the observations that chimpanzees have distinct personalities and behaviors, like those of humans, into the scientific world. They deserve to live with dignity and have our respect.”ĭr. “It was wonderful to finally see Chimp Haven and how its chimpanzees thrive in large social groups with access to real trees and forests,” said Dr. ![]() Goodall met with animal care specialists and toured the 200-acre facility, located in densely forested park land where the chimpanzees are offered a serene and enriching retirement experience. Chimp Haven, the private, non-profit animal welfare organization serves as the national chimpanzee sanctuary for more than 230 chimpanzees retired from National Institutes of Health medical research facilities.ĭr. Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute‘s commitment to and expertise in chimpanzee welfare, as well as a part of collective efforts to advocate on behalf of all chimpanzees in the United States formerly used for biomedical research being given proper retirement accommodations at the sanctuary. on Saturday, April 14 to visit Chimp Haven for the first time. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace, traveled to Shreveport, La. 20, 2018 – World famous chimpanzee champion Dr. Goodall met with experts from leading retirement refuge for former research chimpanzees ![]() Jane Goodall Makes Historic First Visit to the U.S. ![]()
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