Rescue Orphaned Primates

Dear friends,

I am so thankful for your unbelievable support for Africa’s endangered and threatened primates. You make it possible to protect and save chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and monkeys from the cruel illegal wildlife trade.  

Many of you have asked for an update on little Tita. Just a few months ago, baby Tita was a victim of one of the most horrific poaching stories we’ve ever heard about.

Click here to read about Tita’s shocking story: https://www.facebook.com/pasaprimates/videos/10156142551009564      
With your support and the dedicated care from the staff at Chimpanzee Conservation Center (CCC), PASA’s member organization in Guinea, Tita is growing stronger every day. She is even making new friends!

Tita was just introduced to the other orphaned babies at CCC – the first chimps she met since she saw her family beaten to death a few months ago. The look on her face when she met the other orphaned chimps was priceless.  

We have a video of that precious moment – see it here! https://www.facebook.com/pasaprimates/videos/10156142551009564

Helping Animals by Helping People

Did you know that PASA member sanctuaries employ over 500 people from local communities in Africa?

It takes so many caring hands, hearts and minds to protect and care for the planet’s most threatened and endangered animals. That is why PASA provides opportunities for African sanctuary staff to become leaders in the field of animal welfare and conservation.

In 2016, PASA started a grant to make it possible for African sanctuary staff to attend our annual Strategic Development Conference. The conference brings together sanctuary directors and managers to discuss challenges in conservation and welfare, find solutions, and become stronger organizations.

Click to find out how PASA's grant is cultivating the next generation of leaders in African animal conservation. https://pasaprimates.org/awareness/building-leadership-across-africas-sanctuaries

Another Endangered Baby is Saved

Tragically, this sweet little gorilla is yet another victim of the illegal wildlife trade.
 
Bobga was very small when his mother and family were slaughtered for meat as they tried to protect him. Though he survived, what he saw will probably scar him forever.

Like many other orphans of the bushmeat  trade, Bobga was tied up and kept as a novelty pet. When rescuers found out, they hurried to free him as soon as possible.  

Click to watch the moment rescuers cut the rope that was knotted tightly around Bobga’s foot: https://pasaprimates.org/donate-to-limbe

Bobga was brought to sanctuary at Limbe Wildlife Centre, a PASA member in Cameroon. The staff are giving him all the love and tender care he needs at this delicate age, but they can only do this with your help.

What Will You Be Remembered For?

Have you made a Will? Have you considered including nonprofits such as PASA?

When I became involved with PASA, I learned how the organization turns donations into lasting changes that protect primates throughout Africa. I visited PASA member wildlife centers in Africa and saw first-hand that PASA and our members save lives and protect our closest relatives from extinction.

It seemed natural to include PASA in my Will, so I can be sure this essential work will continue. It was easy, and it only took a few minutes.

Including PASA in your Will is a decision you can make today about what happens with your money when you no longer need it. It doesn’t have any impact on you during your lifetime, so everyone can do it whether wealthy or not. Friends, will you leave a legacy as a primate protector?

Very best wishes,

Gregg Tully
Executive Director
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance

PS: Don't miss this incredible video of a baby gorilla rescue! https://pasaprimates.org/donate-to-limbe

Dear friends,

This may be the hardest email I’ve ever had to write. It’s also one of the most important.

I need to tell you the shocking story of Tita – the baby chimpanzee who was saved from a violent death by her brave mother, sister, and a heroic crew of rescuers and caregivers. Please note, this email contains graphic details and images of animal abuse.

Last month, just before Christmas, the EAGLE network in Guinea received a call about a chimpanzee in grave danger. When they arrived, they discovered a scene more gruesome than they could have imagined.

Three wild chimpanzees had been captured and tortured. Only one was still alive - a baby girl, of only about 10 months old.

The bodies of her mother and sister lay limp on the floor, where they were brutally murdered moments before.

Rescuers learned that two wildlife traffickers had tortured the chimp family, and that the mother and sister fought with everything they had to save the life of the baby chimp. The older sister, also a young chimpanzee, defended her baby sister for hours. Eventually the poachers set their dogs on the older sister, tied her up and beat her to death.

The baby chimp was alive, but just barely.

Along with witnessing the murder of her mother and sister, she suffered from an infection in her eyes and a broken arm, and her fingernails had been viciously torn out. We don’t know why or how this happened to her, and I can’t comprehend how a person could commit such atrocities. But rescuers knew they had to save her life.

The members of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance provide lifelong homes to rescued orphans like Tita. There are over 3,000 primates in the care of our members who were saved from hunters and smugglers.

The Long Road to Recovery

The baby chimp was swiftly taken to PASA member Chimpanzee Conservation Center (CCC). The staff were incredibly relieved when she ate, drank, and showed signs of life.

They decided to name the little orphan Tita. It means “sister” in the local language, in memory of Tita’s older sister who gave her life protecting her.

Tita is deeply traumatized by being tortured and from the shock of watching her mother and sister brutally murdered. Now CCC staff is caring for her night and day, and providing her with medical treatment and nutritious food to build back her strength.

They’re doing everything possible to save her life, and every day she’s growing a little bit stronger.
But Tita is very fragile and we aren’t sure if she’ll make it.

Tita’s road to recovery will take a long time, and the costs of her extensive veterinary care will be tremendous. CCC is dedicated to doing everything they can for her, but they have limited resources. They can’t save her without you.

Please donate to give her the medical care she desperately needs.

We can’t give Tita her mother and sister back. We can’t undo the trauma she has seen and felt. But with your support, we can help Tita survive.

Her mother and sister died for her to live -- don't let them die in vain. Give now to save Tita.

Very best wishes,
Gregg Tully
Executive Director
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance

PS: You have the ability to do something amazing. Please donate today to give life-saving medical care to a little chimp who suffered through unthinkable cruelty.

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