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The Center for Great Apes’ mission is to provide a permanent sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees who have been rescued or retired from the entertainment industry, from research, or from the exotic pet trade; to educate the public about captive great apes and the threats to conservation of great apes in the wild; and to advocate for the end of the use of great apes as entertainers, research subjects, and pets.

Center for Great Apes
Date opened1993
LocationWauchula, Florida
No. of animals71
No. of species27 Orangutans
44 Chimpanzees
Websitewww.centerforgreatapes.org
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation, Inc
Tax ID no.
65-0444725[1]
Revenue (2015)
$1,956,713

The Center for Great Apes, the only accredited orangutan sanctuary in North America, provides lifetime care with dignity for orangutans and chimpanzees, both endangered species. The Center for Great Apes has earned the highest possible rankings from both Charity Navigator (4 Star), and Guidestar's Platinum Seal of Transparency. The Center for Great Apes, a private, non-profit, does not receive government funding and relies solely on the generosity of its members, private donors, and grants from foundations. The annual cost of caring for each ape including enrichment, nutrition, and medical, is approximately $25,000 per year. The sanctuary is a founding member of North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA) and is accredited by The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.

The Center for Great Apes offers its orangutans and chimpanzees  about 2 miles (3.2 km) of aerial trailways - allowing them to explore the sanctuary.
The Center for Great Apes offers its orangutans and chimpanzees  about 2 miles (3.2 km) of aerial trailways - allowing them to explore the sanctuary.

Notable residents


Sunshine with her daughter Cahaya and friend Keagan at the Center for Great Apes
Sunshine with her daughter Cahaya and friend Keagan at the Center for Great Apes
Marco the chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes was wild-caught in Africa and sold to a circus in America and then sold to a family. He arrived at the Center for Great Apes in 2005.
Marco the chimpanzee at the Center for Great Apes was wild-caught in Africa and sold to a circus in America and then sold to a family. He arrived at the Center for Great Apes in 2005.
Mari, a pure Sumatran orangutan, arrived at the Center for Great Apes from a language and cognition study in Georgia. She is a very special orangutan in that she has no arms due to an accident prior to her arrival at the Center for Great Apes. She is very capable.
Mari, a pure Sumatran orangutan, arrived at the Center for Great Apes from a language and cognition study in Georgia. She is a very special orangutan in that she has no arms due to an accident prior to her arrival at the Center for Great Apes. She is very capable.

References


  1. "CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION INC Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. Furness, Dyllan (February 2, 2016). "Michael Jackson's Pet Chimp is Living Out His Twilight Years in Florida". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. Mufson, Beckett (June 28, 2017). "Michael Jackson's Famous Chimp, Bubbles, Is Selling Paintings to Get By". Vice. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. Ragan, Patti (February 7, 2011). "Super Bowl commercials: What happens to those CareerBuilder chimps?". The Christian Science Monitor (Opinion). Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. Royce, Brenda Scott (February 13, 2011). "For CareerBuilder Chimps, Sadly, the Joke Is On Them". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. Sokol, Zach (April 22, 2015). "All the Animals From Your Favorite Childhood Movies Are Dead". Vice. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. "Orangutan Sandra granted personhood settles into new Florida home". The Guardian. November 7, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.

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