1. Why should sanctuaries and researchers collaborate?

Sanctuary and researcher collaboration benefits everyone.

• SANCTUARY APES
• benefit from improved care as managers and researchers gain more knowledge of their behavior and health

• WILD APES
• benefit from strong sanctuaries that are aided in fullfilling their conservation role while researchers gain knowledge with applications for protecting wild populations.

• SANCTUARIES
• benefit from additional attention, credibility and resources that researchers bring

• AFRICANS
• benefit from additional educational and employment opportunities.

• RESEARCHERS
• benefit from the unique and affordable opportunities for innovative non-invasive research on semi-free ranging ape behavior, intelligence, genetics, disease / health, morphology and physiology.