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…
Serval Noa has a companion
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…
Black-capped capuchin Capitán undergoes emergency surgery for lower body paralysis
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…
Special outplacement: two chimpanzees move to forever home
Chimpanzees Bongo and Klaus were recently transferred to our outplacement partner La Vallée des Singes in France. They had been living at our rescue centre in Almere for nine years….
Barbary macaque Chitto: illegal birthday present
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…
Caracal Feder – a former stray – now at AAP
Caracal Feder was only one year old when she was rescued in 2022. For the past few years, the German rescue centre Raubtier- und Exotenasyl took care of her, until…
Born to be Wild: first group of Barbary macaques released in the Moroccan wilderness
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…
Lion cub Tzigane receives CT scan
Lion cub Tzigane was rescued at the end of 2024 from a circus in France, along with eight other cubs, their mothers Jaia and Rubine, and their father Bryan. The…
Ukrainian serval finds safe haven at AAP Spain
AAP has recently taken in a Ukrainian serval. The animal, named Tila, belonged to a family that fled Ukraine for Spain because of the war. Once in Spain, they decided…
Tiger Aqua Moves to New Home
Good news about tiger Aqua: He has recently found a wonderful new home! After a long recovery period at AAP, he has now moved to a beautiful enclosure at our…