Apes Reporting Project

Apes Reporting Project is a Project of Water Journalists Africa Dedicated to Conservation of the Endangered African Apes & their Habitat through Journalism

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

From 500 to just 200 chimpanzees: How tea plantations and human encroachment are fueling their decline in Burundi's Kibira National Park.

#KibiraNationalPark #Chimpanzees

https://t.co/0TncaBHzPs

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

Humans have close friends, wider friends, and acquaintances.

Turns out bonobos and chimpanzees do too, and for the same reasons.

A new study just rewrote what we thought was uniquely human about friendship.

Story: https://t.co/5dqUq6S7iD

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

During COVID, Uganda's mountain gorillas nearly lost their lifeline.

No tourists. No revenue. Communities on the edge.
Then two conservationists built an app, & changed what gorilla trekking could mean. 🦍📲

Here's the story 👇
https://t.co/q71G4muGXL

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

Gorilla #conservation is strongest when communities benefit too.

Around #Bwindi and Mgahinga, local people are supporting conservation through tourism, #community enterprises, tree planting, and partnerships that create jobs and improve #livelihoods.

📹➡️https://t.co/bDkHS5A9C8

[IGCP @IGCP]

Responsible tourism is paramount for the long-term survival of mountain gorillas.
Today IGCP is meeting with @volcanoesrw management and rangers to discuss measures to strengthen Responsible #mountaingorilla tourism in the wake of #Ebola virus disease in the region.

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

"Carrying her into the forest feels natural now. She is not just a chimpanzee, she feels like family."

Daniel Conteh, caregiver, after months of carrying a paralyzed chimpanzee on his back through the trees every day.
Read ➡️ https://t.co/cl78TSkmjg
#Tacugama #Chimps

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Ramba was rescued as a one year old chimp. She thrived. Then in 2024 she was left nearly paralyzed.

Her condition mirrors a human illness. Her recovery mirrors human devotion.

📖Read full story: https://t.co/cl78TSkmjg

#ChimpanzeeConservation #OneHealth #Tacugama #SierraLeone

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

The same virus that causes brain inflammation in immunocompromised humans likely paralyzed Ramba the chimpanzee.

That is not a coincidence. Humans and chimps share 98 to 99% of their DNA.

What harms us can harm them. What we carry can reach them.

Read: https://t.co/cl78TSkmjg

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

Today is #EndangeredSpeciesDay

Africa's great apes share up to 98.8% of our DNA — and every single species is endangered.

By 2050, they could lose 94% of their habitat range.

They need forests. They need protection. They need us!

#GreatApes #SaveTheApes #ApesStories

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

We exists to increase conservation coverage of Africa's great apes and amplify local African voices in global debates about their survival. Because the story does not start in a boardroom. It starts in the forest. Read Diana's story and more at https://t.co/wnZVmkG8jA

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At the Apes Reporting Project, we believe that journalism is a conservation tool. Every article we publish is a small act of resistance against extinction.

We tell these stories because silence is the most dangerous thing of all.

Read more on: https://t.co/fzcnFsv0JE

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

Burundi’s Kibira National Park has lost about 60% of its chimpanzee population, dropping from roughly 500 to 200, largely due to expanding industrial tea plantations.

Full story: https://t.co/0TncaBH1ZU

#chimps #conservationstories #Kibira #Burundi #ApesStories

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

📢 @earthjournalism is offering story grants, each of up to €2,000, to increase the quality & quantity of biodiversity coverage, & to highlight the overwhelming threats to the natural world as well as promising or proven solutions.

Apply by May 1. https://t.co/IuqOgrxP4p

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

Burundi is trading its national park for tea.

60% of Kibira's chimpanzees are gone. Industrial plantations have swallowed 60,000 hectares of protected forest , and the silence is spreading.

Read the investigation 👇 https://t.co/m7I3cYmkun

#Chimpanzees #Burundi #Conservation

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

A once stable chimpanzee community in Uganda split into rival factions after years of tension and shifting hierarchies 🐒

The result was coordinated, lethal attacks between former group members.

Read more: https://t.co/4EkQDHYI37

#Chimpanzees #Conservation #civilwar #kibale

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“Bonobos are among the rare endemic species and are unfortunately critically endangered. Their slow reproductive cycle increases their vulnerability,” explains Suzy Nzuzi. She notes that poverty and rapid population growth in Kinshasa are key drivers of bonobo hunting.

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

At Lola ya Bonobo in the DRC 🇨🇩, orphaned bonobos rescued from the wildlife trade are given a second chance through care, social bonding, and rewilding. The world’s only #bonobo sanctuary is restoring lives and protecting a species.

Read more: https://t.co/T6axsJ84CH

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

In the #DRC, Lola ya Bonobo is a vital refuge for orphaned bonobos rescued from the bushmeat trade & illegal trafficking. As the world’s only #bonobo sanctuary, it supports healing, social bonds, and even a chance to return to the wild.
FULL STORY: https://t.co/9o1t42NLZo

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

Are you passionate about conservation and looking to build experience behind the scenes? The Apes Reporting Project is seeking remote #interns to support our work in:
• Proposal Writing
• Fundraising and Partnerships

🔗 Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/ELsZrSd89x

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What is the fate of the great #Apes in the Congo Basin when many of the community forests on paper now overlap with mining concessions on the ground, putting endangered apes like bonobos and Grauer’s gorillas at risk. Full investigation by @JonasKiriko ➡️https://t.co/VJRlHNctrZ

[Apes Reporting Project @apesstories]

Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei) have even shorter metacarpals and proximal finger bones than western lowland gorillas, reflecting greater terrestriality. #DYK

#KnowyyourApes #Didyouknow hashtag#Apes #Africa #Gorilla