GRASP is a United Nations initiative committed to ensuring the long-term survival of chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos & orangutans & their habitats in Africa/Asia
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New paper out today, find all the information in this post on our website: un-grasp.org/climate-change-…
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Number of mountain gorillas on the rise in Virunga massif un-grasp.org/number-of-mount…
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Luxembourg pledges €9 million to help save mountain species un-grasp.org/luxembourg-pled…
Discovery of a new great ape: The Tapanuli orangutan un-grasp.org/discovery-of-a-…
Guinea approves creation of largest sanctuary for the West African chimpanzee un-grasp.org/guinea-approves…
Vaccinating Wild Great Apes and The Ethics of Experimental Studies un-grasp.org/vaccinating-wil…
Could great apes be granted human rights? psmag.com/the-battle-for-the…
WAZANews November edition has strong focus on #greatapes: #illegaltrade, #advertising and #chimpanzee mapping.
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Lucy was adept at climbing trees as well as walking, an ability that in her case may have proven fatal #ancientapes
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Saving Liberia's abandoned chimpanzees! A story by @jjdesmond from the frontlines of conservation! bit.ly/2gaZUTj #apesamongus
GRASP's partners work across the globe to protect our closest cousins. Follow @grasp_unep to learn more: #instagrasp
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#Gorillas have unique noseprints, much like human fingerprints, which can be used to identify individuals. #whonosehim #greatapefacts
The term #bonobo may have resulted from misspelling of shipping crate headed for bonobo hotspot Bolobo, Zaire, in 1920s. #greataperumours
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gloria, victim of the bushmeat trade, glowing & growing in her 24/7 rehab care thanks 2 @graspunep @UNMILNews 4 getting her 2 @liberiachimps
Abandoned chimpanzees in Liberia scramble for food! @HumaneSociety @jjdesmond are on the case! instagram.com/grasp_unep/?hl… @grasp_unep
Wild chimpanzees' poop dispersal helps cultivated cocoa spread! #greatapeskills #chimpanzee #poop #cocoa #cocoamix brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/…
#GRASP Project Officer and conservation expert Johannes Refisch will be at the Karen Club tonight, talking about #illegaltrade in great apes
GRASP is now on Instagram! Follow us at @grasp_unep to see what our partnership gets up to! instagram.com/grasp_unep/?hl… #instagrasp #greatapes
#Chimpanzees can communicate over long distances with loud calls called pant-hoots, or by drumming the buttresses of trees. #greatapefacts
