Chimpanzee+Period+3

Questions:

1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics?

Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?) In Africa from Lake Victoria to Gambia in countries including Gabon, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Nigeria, Angola and Gambia.

Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal. Central chimpanzees, Eastern or longhaired chimpanzees and Western chimpanzees.

Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal Walks on its knuckles, its big toe acts as a thumb, its three to five feet tall, the males are about 110lbs, the females are about 90lbs, long black hair all over their body accept for their face, it has no tail, very intelligent, it has long toes, and they have large ears.

2. Where and why is your animal endangered?

Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats)

All habitats Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered Poaching, habitat destruction from logging and mining, and the bushmeat trade in which 6,000 are killed and eaten every year. Also, the ebola virus has killed off many chimpanzees.

Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment Only 150,000 are left in the wild compared to more than a million less than 30 years ago.

3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved?

Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. Tchimpounga Sanctuary Center for Orangutan and chimpanzee conservation in Wauchula, Florida

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done?

Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3) PASA or Pan African Alliance Sanctuaries is a collection of animal sanctuaries across Africa that cares for more chimpanzees tan any other foundation. It cares for over 670 chimpanzees across Africa. The largest is the Tchimpounga Sanctuary a part of the Jane Goodall Institute in Congo.

Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation The most significant chimpanzee researcher is Jane Goodall, who has spent almost her whole life studying chimpanzees.

Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population Many conservation centers and sanctuaries have been built to keep chimps away from poachers and other people who would want to kidnap a chimpanzee which are the biggest reason for their decline.

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