The International Primate Protection League was founded in 1973, and, since this time, has been working continuously for the well-being of primates. IPPL has Field Representatives in 24 countries. Its Advisory Board is composed of experts from the fields of zoology, anthropology, medicine, biology, veterinary medicine, and psychology. This year a ragged army of 1,500 bushmeat hunters supported by the timber industry infrastructure will illegally shoot and butcher more than 2,000 gorillas and 4,000 chimpanzees in the forest region of west and central Africa. That's four times the number of gorillas on Rwanda's Mt. Visoke and 10 times more chimpanzees than live near Tanzania's Gombe Stream.
People eat more great apes each year than are now kept in zoos and laboratories in North America.
Our work is strictly honorary and we follow a strict policy to channel any funds raised directly into the relevant projects Ape Alliance Run by our friend Ian Redmond, this organization encourages several wildlife projects to work together to help all apes. Animal Keeper Reference A series of links put together by an animal keeper and friend of ours. D. Formenti Daniele Formenti Dip. Biologia Animale Univ. French Association for the protection of gorillas and other primates.