Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Republic are home to the largest number of great apes in Africa. But the populations are decreasing from forest loss, hunting and trafficking. The Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center provides them with a sanctuary.
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A young chimpanzee wrapped his arms around the neck of his rescuer in a brief hug as he was released from a wooden cage to scamper off to play in his spacious new enclosure.
A young chimpanzee wrapped his arms around the neck of his rescuer in a brief hug as he was released from a wooden cage to scamper off to play in his spacious new enclosure.
The chimp was captured from an illegal owner by staff from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DR Congo) nature conservation agency, who brought him more than 600km by road, boat and plane to the Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center.
The new arrival joined 111 other chimpanzees staying at the center, a sanctuary for orphaned primates that opened 20 years ago in a village about 40km north of the
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