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Archives for December 2020

Top 10 sanctuary videos from 2020

December 31, 2020 by Anna

The year has been tough for sure but it definitely hasn’t been all bad, especially for the 10 chimpanzees and 4 cattle that call the sanctuary home.

Join me as I count down my top 10 favorite blog videos of the year.  What was your favorite sanctuary moment from 2020? What video did I miss?

10) The Californians vs a roll of raffle tickets. A timeless classic!

9) Our positive reinforcement training program came in handy during 2020

8) Honey B’s special birthday gift!

7) A peek behind the scenes with our busy staff

6) Jamie’s after work adventures

5) A special message from Jane to kick off our online HOOT! gala!

4) Jody’s Halloween haul

3) A casual cattle drive

2) This video of Jody and Burrito, because it truly conveys the sense of relief we all felt after Burrito’s scary snake bite incident.

1) Willy B wins the top spot for his remarkable courage this year.

Cheers to the new year and many more videos to come!

Filed Under: Sanctuary Tagged With: chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Sanctuary

Happy Birthday to Margaret!

December 31, 2020 by Diana

Today we have another sponsor-a-day in honor of the one and only Margaret, also known as artist Margaret H. Parkinson, creator of many amazing paintings, including the now iconic Negra in the Sun.

Negra in the Sun by Margaret H Parkinson

This painting has been recreated on stickers, wine bottle labels, and canvas prints for supporters, and also has inspired other artists like Tamara Burgess, who handmade a necklace that included this image and Lisa Wathne, who made a glass mosaic piece inspired by Margaret’s painting for the 2019 gala.

Margaret and her wife Karen have been supporters since before the chimpanzees even arrived and are wonderful friends to all animals (the human ones too) at the sanctuary.

She inspires all of us in so many ways with her warmth, compassion, quick wit, and curiosity about the world. Monica Best wanted to honor Margaret with warm birthday wishes with a sponsor a day on this last day of 2020.

Here is the original photo that inspired Margaret and some other takes on Negra in the sun:

 

Filed Under: Negra, Sponsor-a-day Tagged With: animal sanctuary, chimpanzee art, margaret parkinson, negra in the sun, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day

Happy New Year, Kyle and Bennett!

December 31, 2020 by Chad de Bree

This New Year’s Eve was sponsored by Lori and Larry Hughes in honor of Kyle and Bennett Hughes!

“Happy New Year. Good-bye 2020. May our 2021 be filled with new appreciations & joy!”

Kyle and Bennett, we all hope you have the greatest of new year in 2021!

And thank you Lori and Larry for honoring them in this way and allowing the chimpanzees and cattle to be a part of your lives!

Jamie:

Foxie:

Burrito:

Jody:

Negra:

Filed Under: Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day

Goodbye 2020 and Good Riddance

December 30, 2020 by Kelsi

As the year is winding down, I think all of us are ready to say goodbye to 2020 and embark on a more hopeful 2021! To say we all want to kick 2020 to the curb would be an understatement! 2019 at CSNW  was such an exciting and scary year. The introduction of the two chimp groups is something we unintentionally do not discuss unless asked. It was, to be honest, a little traumatizing. When 2020 came around we all couldn’t wait to move on. Burrito was on the mend and we were looking forward to the future. But 2020 brought a pandemic. Sadly, due to covid, we couldn’t have our amazing volunteers come to help us. We strapped on our PPE and tried to carry on, but the hardest part I think we’ve all dealt with and are still dealing with as care staff is the stress of protecting the chimps from COVID-19. For me personally, it comes in waves. I know we have to trust in PPE, but it doesn’t make it not scary. We have all made sacrifices and have lost time with our loved ones, but their welfare is so much more important! We all seem to be managing well enough with our new normal and healing from our old wounds from 2019. Then, the rattlesnake incident happened. Burrito, as we have all said a thousand times, is truly an amazing individual! He has never let life get him down. He always survives and only gets stronger, though if you ask me, he can stop having almost near-death experiences at any time. But his spirit is inspiring! He might be what has got me through this year. Burrito has an appetite for life and has also never seemed happier! So not to dwell too much, but our year and some hasn’t been the best. BUT, through all of our adversities, we have SO much to look forward to!

We are looking forward to the future! We are so close to having the new playrooms finished! Six new chimps will come here to call CSNW home, which means there are going to be more social opportunities for Honey B, Mave, and Willy B, even though that sounds a little scary to us too :). Chimp relationships are so much more important. Though we cherish our moments with the chimps, their relationships with each other are far more important. And of course, we have Burrito!

The other thing that got us through 2020 was all of you. Our supporters and donors. When it felt like the world had lost humanity I always looked to the CSNW supporters. And we know the chimps helped you all through these difficult times through the blogs. However, you all helped us through our trying times. Your faith, support, and kindness has helped us get through 2019, 2020, and will help us through 2021 and years to come. Thank you for your support through donations, but also through your loving and kind words. You all will never know how much you kept us going during these trying times.

Okay, that is enough feelings for one day. We all know it’s been a crazy year so let’s all put 2020 behind us and watch some chimps play and look at their portraits below! Cheers to a new year!

Foxie.

Jamie.

Annie play biting Burrito.

Annie.

Neggie.

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Foxie, Honey B, Jamie, Jody, Mave, Missy, Negra, Play, Sanctuary, Willy B Tagged With: Annie, Burrito, chimp sanctuary, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Foxie, Honey B, Jamie, Jody, Mave, Missy, Negra, Play, Sanctuary, Willy B

Honey B’s Toy Inspection

December 29, 2020 by Kelsi

Although Honey B is relative newcomer to the sanctuary, it’s hard to imagine life without her. Her spontaneity is so fun to watch and her wild spirit is infectious! I think all of us caregivers can agree she makes us do the silliest things we may not have never thought we would do. Honey B’s creativity is the most amazing part about her. You really can never guess what she will do next. Because of her creative mind and her spontaneity options are limitless!

Last week, we decided to give her an early Christmas present. There were so many amazing gifts that would be given out all at once and we didn’t want Honey B to overlook it in all the commotion. However, Honey B of course notices everything! This present was specifically picked out for her. She seems to love scooting around on her scooter and enjoys spinning around on the big mirror in the Mezzanine. So it only made sense that we try out one of the spin wheels! Honey B decided before she would give it a go, she had to make sure the toy was sturdy. I mean, I think we all understand that logic. No one is going to walk out on ice if they think they will fall through or lay on a hammock without feeling steady before you lay down! Honey B also, as you will see, decided it needed a wash and she was right. We had not washed it yet! To know Honey B is truly a wild ride and an honor.

Bonus photos!!!

Negra briefly went out this morning for a snow snack!

Burrito watched everyone go out first before he joined.

Jody eating some snacks.

Missy by Jo’s side.

And Jamie of course!

Filed Under: Enrichment, Honey B, Play, Sanctuary Tagged With: Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Enrichment, Honey B, Play, Sanctuary

Happy Birthday, Tracy!

December 29, 2020 by Chad de Bree

Bruce Clifton is sponsoring this day of sanctuary in honor of long time supporter Tracy Headley’s birthday!

Bruce says:

“Tracy fell in love with the chimps during one of the sanctuary’s first public tours, and she has been an enthusiastic follower, donor, and volunteer ever since. She is so excited about the continued expansion of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, and she looks forward to more chimps (and other critters) nestling in to a loving forever home in the years to come. Happy Birthday, Tracy! You rock!!!”

Happy Birthday, Tracy! We all hope you have the most wonderful of days and a magnificent start of the new year! We deeply appreciate all the love and support you have shown the chimpanzees over the years!

Thank you, Bruce for this generous gesture in honoring Tracy’s day of days!

Jamie:

Annie:

Missy:

Burrito:

Foxie:

Jody:

Negra:

Filed Under: Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day

Simple joys

December 28, 2020 by Katelyn

When I opened the raceway to Young’s Hill this morning, there might as well have been crickets chirping for the lack of any other noise or activity. It’s been on the chilly side since our Christmas day snow and understandably, the chimpanzees seemed content to stay inside. When Anthony radioed me later in the day to let me know the chimps were outside, I ran out just in time to catch several people gathering snow snacks, like the true Pacific Northwest Mountain Chimpanzees they have become.

Missy and Annie:

Missy eventually decided to take her snacks to go and made her way back to the warm chimp house:

And Annie was soon to follow:

Icicles along the eaves of the chimp house:

Foxie was next to venture out, followed closely by a tentative Burrito, but she quickly realized she’d dropped her Orange Blossom doll and doubled back to fetch her from the snow. She and Orange Blossom then decided to head up to the structure Annie and Missy had left, at which point Burrito exited stage right and ran back inside for a (warmer) game of chase:

By the time Foxie made it back inside I noticed everyone making nests and trying to get warm so I served a batch of warm tea and then they all spent the rest of the afternoon in cozy nests napping and grooming one another. On the other side, things looked pretty similar, with Mave, Willy B and Honey B venturing into their outdoor chute for a time and eventually winding up back inside in a chimp pile grooming the rest of the winter day away until dinner time.

Here’s a funny story. To me, anyway. 😉 Yesterday I was cleaning the front rooms and Honey B was downstairs with me while Mave and Willy B were upstairs in the mezzanine. Well, let me rephrase that…I was in one front room cleaning while Honey B had access to the other two because she chose not to go upstairs with Mave and Willy B. So this is a little unusual as typically the three are in the same areas together while we clean, but as we often note, one of the most important things we provide in sanctuary is choice. And yesterday, Honey B chose to do things differently.

I’m pretty sure she thought this arrangement was the best thing ever because who needs to clean when you can play?! The entire time I was trying to clean, Honey B was racing around, laughing, standing on her head, leaping about and just so entirely joyful, I had to join in. Of course, every time I tried to take her photo she’d just stop and stare at me as if to say, “There’s nothing to see here.” But this is the best part. At this point, Honey B was wearing a blanket like a cape (because, of course she was!) and she suddenly grabbed another and pushed it out of the caging, asking me to take it. So naturally, I put it on like a cape, too. Well, you should have seen her face! And that was it, scrub brush temporarily forgotten, we both donned our Wonder Women capes and raced each other back and forth, laughter and capes flying behind us like the wind. Honey B. She is such joy and a surprise every single day.

Have a wonderful evening, everyone!

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Caregivers, Dolls, Foxie, Honey B, Sanctuary, Willy B, Young's Hill

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