More and more servals
Spotted! More and more servals… A worrying trend With their large ears and spotted coat, the serval is a beautiful animal. But their remarkable appearance also makes them very popular….
Looking back on 2015: first big cats arrive at AAP & Dutch circus ban
The year 2015 was very important for AAP. In May of that year, the first big cats arrived at AAP Spain. The two lions and two tigers were rescued from…
Two caracals now together at AAP
AAP regularly takes in small cats with a lonely past as pets. Most of them are servals, but sometimes we also rescue caracals. Earlier this year, two caracals arrived at…
AAP takes in family of nine sugar gliders
Recently, no fewer than nine sugar gliders were brought to our rescue centre in Almere. The animals were living under the stairwell of a family home in the Netherlands. Purchased…
World Chimpanzee Day: looking back
On World Chimpanzee Day, we reflect on the lives of rescued chimpanzees living at AAP. Their past? They spent years as pets, in the entertainment industry, or as laboratory animals….
Chimp Crazy: love is one-sided
The documentary Chimp Crazy, available on HBO Max, is the fascinating but disturbing new series from the makers of Netflix hit Tiger King. This time, the spotlight is on the…
Endangered cotton-top tamarin brought to AAP
In the Spanish village of La Linea de la Concepción, a rare cotton-top tamarin was confiscated by the local authorities. They responded to a report that someone had been bitten…
Stowaway on Maersk Ship: Crab-Eating Raccoon arrives in Rotterdam
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…
World Lion Day: the Nine Rescued Cubs are one year old
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…
World Cotton-top Tamarin Day
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…