Surgery by fairy lights and truckloads of fruit: the sanctuary saving Cameroon’s chimpanzees

Poaching, trafficking, insurgencies and traditional medicine all threaten the central African primates, but a rehabilitation centre offers a haven in Cameroon Every morning in central Cameroon, the primatologist Sheri Speede wakes to a daunting task. At the Sanaga-Yong sanctuary, which she founded in 1999, there are 75 chimpanzees to feed four times a day and monitor for physical or behavioural issues. Of those, more than 30 need to be given routine birth-control medications, four are babies requiring round-the-clock care, and two are rowdy teenagers currently being integrated into new social groups. Veterinarian Sheri Speede at her Sanaga-Yong sanctuary, which is home to 75 chimpanzees Continue reading...