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No
less than ten new chimps were rescued during
June – bringing the total number of residents at
Chimpanzee Eden
to 30.
JGI
rescue director, Eugene Cussons, rescued two
females from
Angola
and, after a short break back at the Sanctuary,
turned around to collect seven more youngsters
from
Sudan.
And Sanctuary manager
Phillip Cronje’s perseverance finally paid off
as he managed to bring 13-year-old Martha from
Ghana
back to JGI SA Chimpanzee Eden.
15-month-old Azzie, one of our new babes from
Sudan
Night quarters for our
wonderful third enclosure will soon be
completed. Naming rights are up for grabs to
anyone wishing to fund these – please see our
appeal below.
A recent
highlight was Dr. Jane Goodall’s brief visit.
She spoke eloquently
as always of her work with the chimps and her
passion for JGI Roots & Shoots at
the Johannesburg Zoo,
Cape Town’s
Kirstenbosch
Gardens
and Chimpanzee Eden in Mpumalanga.
At the
other extreme, we at JGI SA are all desperately
sad about the tragic death of our assistant
manager at the Sanctuary, Johann Lotz.
Johann was
passionate about his role and loved by all.
We will all miss him
enormously, and our hearts go out to his family.
Finally,
I would appeal to all non-members who receive
this newsletter to please consider becoming a
JGI SA member.
Membership costs a
mere R250 per year and yet this means so much to
our organisation. There is a link to our
membership form below, or you are welcome to
email me.
Kind regards,
Sue Slotar
Executive director
Jane Goodall Institute South Africa |
