Wonderful news from Morocco: the first group of Barbary macaques from our Born to be Wild project has been successfully released back into the wild! Since 2017, AAP (Animal Advocacy
Imagine receiving a baby Barbary macaque for your birthday. Unfortunately, this was the sad fate of Chitto. He was given as a birthday present by a family in Germany. The
On 1 October 2025, we were deeply saddened by the passing of the legendary primatologist Dr Jane Goodall. Renowned for her pioneering research on chimpanzees, Jane dedicated her life to the
Capitán arrived at AAP’s rescue centre in Spain at the end of July 2025. During his initial veterinary examination, we discovered that he suffers from metabolic bone disease. In the
BLOG Kelly Lavooij – van Leeuwen Behavioural biologist We have known for a long time that chimpanzees are hygienic animals that take good care of themselves. Recent research into wild
Two severely weakened striped skunks were recently brought to our rescue centre in Almere. Their condition is critical: they are extremely underweight and their bodies are infested with worms. The
Bazile, a female rhesus macaque from Lithuania, has recently arrived at AAP in Almere. She was confiscated by the authorities last year because she was being illegally kept on a
We have great news about serval Noa! She has successfully been introduced to another serval and now shares an enclosure with a male at AAP Almere. A Narrow Escape In
Today we celebrate World Cotton-top Tamarin Day – a day to raise awareness for the cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), a small primate about the size of a squirrel. This critically
BLOG Hester van Bolhuis Veterinarian At the end of September, it will finally happen: The first group of Barbary macaques from our Born to be Wild project will be returned
On World Lion Day, we reflect on the remarkable first year of the nine lion cubs rescued by AAP from a circus in France at the end of 2024. Born
A curious crab-eating raccoon boarded a large container ship in the Port of Panama last month. The crew of the Maersk Bintan discovered the unexpected stowaway during their voyage from