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.


Bapu and Pundu in the Baby group! 9 March 2010, 4:17 am Yes, friends of J.A.C.K., the twins that have had their quarantine period at my place are now at the project and…. introduced to Santa’s g... Pasa, a very difficult introduction 3 March 2010, 6:07 pm Hi friends of J.A.C.K Today, I’ll update on PASA, the “naked” chimp which arrived one year ago and which has been presented to the m... bushbabies 26 February 2010, 5:06 am Hi Everyone! As previously mentioned, J.A.C.K. is also a bushbaby or galago project. These little mammals are poached for their meat and because of... Safari ants everywhere! 10 February 2010, 11:54 am Hi Everyone! Hope all is well for each of you! Yesterday we had the spectacular visit of big red ants which is rather scary as chimps do not like th... chimp transfer delayed 4 February 2010, 3:51 am Dear All, The 3 expected chimps from Kivu didn’t arrive. Chimps being unpredictable, we have been told one chimp refused to get into the crate. D day – 1: the abandoned chimps on the way… 2 February 2010, 4:56 am Dear All, Tomorrow will be another busy day! The three young abandoned chimps from Kivu I have recently talked about should arrive tomorrow afternoon... abandoned chimpanzees in Kivu 29 January 2010, 4:59 am Dear Friends of J.A.C.K., Some of you know already about the primates near Goma that have been abandoned by their owners wishing to start a sanctuary... 2 of the ‘Kivu 4′ presented to the main group 22 January 2010, 5:53 am Dear Friends of J.A.C.K., Sorry for updating so late: power cuts have been part of our every day life for the last weeks not to mention the heavy rain... 124.025 visitors for free at J.A.C.K. in 2009! 8 January 2010, 5:01 am Dear All, 124.025 visitors came at our project for free last year among which 80% were kids from different schools! Conservation and Education go tog... A Happy New Year present for You! 3 January 2010, 4:08 am Hi Friends of J.A.C.K. Now that 2009 is completely over, I wish to send YOU all our Best J.A.C.K. Wishes for this Year 2010 ! Today, I’ll share...