Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Hope. Love. Home. Sanctuary
Super supporter Candace C. has been doing some amazing work tracing the family trees of captive chimpanzees in the United States, including those of the Cle Elum Seven. We’re all very excited today because Candace just found one of Negra’s daughters, Angel, who is safe and sound at Save The Chimps. The mother-daughter resemblance is striking:
Negra:
Angel:
Thanks, Candace!
Negra was the recipient of some post-lunch groomin’ in the sun today. J.B. took a couple of photos. I like the second one so much, I decided to focus in and “artistify” it.
Recently, the students at Walter Strom Middle School here in Cle Elum held a fundraiser for the chimps with the support of the Cle Elum Kiwanis Club. By collecting change, the students raised $181, which we will use to care for the Cle Elum Seven. We are so grateful for the wonderful support we continue to receive from our community. Thanks everyone!
And if you are in the Seattle area, visit Corrine at the Hair Company on Greenwood. Corrine took part in our Holiday Fundraising program by donating the proceeds of her haircuts to CSNW, and she decided to keep the program going! Thanks Corrine!
One of the more fantastic things that has happened in the last year is that the chimpanzees have new caregivers – staff and volunteer. Jackie is our newest staff person, and she is just finishing up chimpanzee care training. It is so fun to see the chimps react and interact with new friends. Today I spied on Jamie and Foxie playing with Jackie through the barn doors. Jamie had a stretchy hose-like thing that she was using to play tug-of-war. Being Jamie, she naturally wore a bikini top draped around her neck (complete with trolls tied to the strings).
In addition to playing with the chimps, which is a very important job, Jackie’s been hard at work caring for the chimps’ garden beds. Check them out!
I think it’s really starting to sink in that the Cle Elum Seven have been in sanctuary for one year. We can now look back at blog posts from exactly one year ago and see how much has changed, including our videography skills! So, watch the video below and check out the video and photos from the last 4th of July celebration: https://chimpsnw.org/?p=177
It’s sometimes surreal to think that just over a year ago, Jody was stuck in a cage in a windowless basement with nothing to do, nothing to see, and nothing interesting to eat. Now she spends her days gorging on watermelon and resting in gigantic nests. What a difference a year makes!
It’s been a busy day and I didn’t have time to take any new pictures or video, but I did find some older portraits that haven’t been posted before (I hope!).
Annie:
Burrito:
Foxie:
Jamie:
Jody:
Missy:
Negra:
