By Baluku Geoffrey
Kampala, Uganda
Ngamba Island, a home to orphaned chimps, was established in 1998 to provide orphaned chimpanzees with a safe haven and to implement a comprehensive approach to chimpanzee conservation. As part of several activities to mark 10 years of Ngamba Island Sanctuary existence, a workshop was organized under the theme, "Preserving our heritage and protecting our closest relatives".
L - R Dr. Jane Goodall & the Writer
The workshop held on 3rd and 4th July 2008 was graced by the presence of re known primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.
She gave a key note address that centered on the plight of chimpanzees world over. Several other local and international academicians, researchers, conservationists, tour operators attended the workshop that centered on the existing challenges of Great Ape conservation.
Lilly Ajarova, the Executive Director of Ngamba Sanctuary passionately appealed for government support in as far the islands activities are concerned. Hon Gagawala Wambuzi – Minister of State for Trade promised to convey the message to his line Minister who would hopefully follow up the issue.
As the chimpanzee populations increase on the island, their home range continues to decline. It is with this reason that government needs to help locate more land for these orphaned chimps. Cox who works with the Jane Goodall Institute noted that the fact that chimpanzees were now in sanctuaries meant that the world had failed in its duty of trying to keep chimpanzees in their natural habitats.
Workshop participants urged governments' world over to help in the fight against poachers as it was the only way the issue of orphaned chimpanzees would be controlled.
Ngamba Island, a home to orphaned chimps, was established in 1998 to provide orphaned chimpanzees with a safe haven and to implement a comprehensive approach to chimpanzee conservation. As part of several activities to mark 10 years of Ngamba Island Sanctuary existence, a workshop was organized under the theme, "Preserving our heritage and protecting our closest relatives".
L - R Dr. Jane Goodall & the Writer
The workshop held on 3rd and 4th July 2008 was graced by the presence of re known primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall.
She gave a key note address that centered on the plight of chimpanzees world over. Several other local and international academicians, researchers, conservationists, tour operators attended the workshop that centered on the existing challenges of Great Ape conservation.
Lilly Ajarova, the Executive Director of Ngamba Sanctuary passionately appealed for government support in as far the islands activities are concerned. Hon Gagawala Wambuzi – Minister of State for Trade promised to convey the message to his line Minister who would hopefully follow up the issue.
As the chimpanzee populations increase on the island, their home range continues to decline. It is with this reason that government needs to help locate more land for these orphaned chimps. Cox who works with the Jane Goodall Institute noted that the fact that chimpanzees were now in sanctuaries meant that the world had failed in its duty of trying to keep chimpanzees in their natural habitats.
Workshop participants urged governments' world over to help in the fight against poachers as it was the only way the issue of orphaned chimpanzees would be controlled.
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