GRASP - Great Apes
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GRASP is a United Nations initiative committed to ensuring the long-term survival of chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos & orangutans & their habitats in Africa/Asia
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined March 2010
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Number of mountain gorillas on the rise in Virunga massif
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Luxembourg pledges €9 million to help save mountain species
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Guinea approves creation of largest sanctuary for the West African chimpanzee
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Could great apes be granted human rights?
psmag.com
With several incremental victories behind them, animal-rights advocates are making their biggest push yet: to expand the definition of a person.
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WAZANews November edition has strong focus on #greatapes: #illegaltrade, #advertising and #chimpanzee mapping. https://t.co/CHFA8wDTRg
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Lucy was adept at climbing trees as well as walking, an ability that in her case may have proven fatal #ancientapes
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Saving Liberia's abandoned chimpanzees! A story by @jjdesmond from the frontlines of conservation! https://t.co/tBbWtxhThD
#apesamongus
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GRASP's partners work across the globe to protect our closest cousins. Follow @grasp_unep to learn more: #instagrasp
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#Gorillas have unique noseprints, much like human fingerprints, which can be used to identify individuals. #whonosehim #greatapefacts
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The term #bonobo may have resulted from misspelling of shipping crate headed for bonobo hotspot Bolobo, Zaire, in 1920s. #greataperumours
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gloria, victim of the bushmeat trade, glowing & growing in her 24/7 rehab care thanks 2 @graspunep @UNMILNews 4 getting her 2 @liberiachimps
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Abandoned chimpanzees in Liberia scramble for food! @HumaneSociety @jjdesmond are on the case! https://t.co/sPbPSLip8b
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Wild chimpanzees' poop dispersal helps cultivated cocoa spread! #greatapeskills #chimpanzee #poop #cocoa #cocoamix
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#GRASP Project Officer and conservation expert Johannes Refisch will be at the Karen Club tonight, talking about #illegaltrade in great apes
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GRASP is now on Instagram! Follow us at @grasp_unep to see what our partnership gets up to! https://t.co/sPbPSLip8b
#instagrasp #greatapes
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#Chimpanzees can communicate over long distances with loud calls called pant-hoots, or by drumming the buttresses of trees. #greatapefacts
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