J.A.C.K Chimpanzee Sanctuary

J.A.C.K (Jeunes Animaux Confisques au Katanga/Young animals confiscated in Katanga) is an independent, self funded NGO in Lubumbashi, DRC, that acts as a Refuge Centre for orphan chimpanzee babies confiscated by the Ministry of Environment.

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Follow our progress caring for orphaned chimpanzees at
http://jack.wildlifedirect.org

Help us protect chimpanzees

In 1960, there was an estimated one million chimpanzees in Africa. Today, hardly 172,000 to 300,000 individuals are said to be left. About 40% of this remaining population lives in DRC.

Unfortunately, nearly no action is taken here to protect them. Chimpanzees are still being poached, eaten and sold. This species will soon become extinct if awareness is not advocated to stop the trade.

Shall we let our closest relatives disappear? Help us stop the illegal wildlife trade, or learn more about JACK, and our work conserving chimpanzees in the DRC on our website.


JAK, 4 years ago 3 September 2010, 4:58 am Dear All, September is always a month with a painful start. Yes, it’s now 4 years that baby JAK has gone and 4 years that Franck and I started o... A day in VIDA’s life 27 August 2010, 7:16 am Dear Friends of JACK, VIDA is still in her quarantine period and hasn’t been introduced yet! This little girl has now a well established routine... Bread hunters 25 August 2010, 5:48 am Dear All! Yes, we have now ‘bread ‘ hunters at J.A.C.K. as every morning, to get the infants out of their night quarters, we hide pieces o... Friends of J.A.C.K. (3) 19 August 2010, 4:49 am Hi Everyone, Of course, you all (readers of these blogs) are “Friends” of J.A.C.K. and our sanctuary is extremely grateful as some of y... Meet our team (4) 17 August 2010, 11:26 am Dear All, A new chapter today related to the two founders of the JACK Sanctuary: Franck & Roxane. Aged of 5, Franck was already dreaming of... Thank Yous 13 August 2010, 5:43 pm Dear All, This month, it is Wimbi, a young male, who wants to thank Oliver T (30USD), Christine C (25USD), Ryan K (5USD) and Fran B (25USD) for their... Vida, a dog attitude 9 August 2010, 7:19 am Hello Everyone! Remember VIDA? Yes, the little baby chimp confiscated end of June is now settling in very well and is doing great. Playing out... dusty little faces 6 August 2010, 4:32 am Dear All, If you have a look down at Lubumbashi from a plane, you can see that the entire city is hidden under a huge cloud of dust! Many people don&... Zamba back in the main group 2 August 2010, 9:22 am Dear All, This is an update on Zamba who had been isolated for several days. No longer injured, we decided to introduce her back into her grou... Mwisho the dominant 29 July 2010, 7:18 am Hi every one You know about Mwisho, the young chimp who now runs the group as a ‘dominant’ male. It isn’t an easy task to him: unli...