Last night, volunteers, interns, and primate behavior students from Central Washington University got together to make some enrichment for the chimps. Their club is Primate Awareness Network—if you’ve been following the blog for awhile, that might sound a little familiar to you—they’ve hosted talks by CSNW staff during their annual spring speaker series several times.
We are so appreciative that they spent some time putting together boxes for the chimps, with nuts hidden in paper inside. The chimps seemed to enjoy their fun forage!
Annie:
Jamie:
Jody:
Negra:
After Missy went through a couple of boxes, she surveyed the situation to see if anything else was up for grabs:
Thank you one and all for creating the wonderful enrichment treats for the chimps. (We make these for the dogs in the shelter call them “Busy Boxes”!) All the chimps look totally engrossed. Wish I could have been there to help.
CWU=former home of CHC!?
Yes, that’s right Benjamin! After the CHCI chimps moved to Fauna Foundation, CWU entered into a formal agreement with CSNW to establish an internship program. Many of the CHCI students were also volunteering at CSNW regardless, but now they are able to receive academic credits for doing so. Interns work every week so it’s a huge help for us! And we are happy to be involved in training and preparing students for entering the sanctuary community with hands-on experience!