Washington, DC—The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today announced a proposed rule to classify both wild and captive chimpanzees as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Currently, ...

The new ESA status will be published in the federal Register on June 16, and will go into effect 90 days after publication in the Federal Register on September 14, 2015. Animal conservationists can ...

A 12-year study of rescued chimpanzees at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary (NICS) in Uganda has revealed persistent intestinal schistosomiasis infections, highlighting the need for long-term ...

In 1990, after years of campaigning by activists, including Dr Jane Goodall, chimpanzees were declared endangered for the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In a move that's probably long overdue, the U ...

Chimpanzees may look like smaller, hairier versions of humans, but when a full-grown chimp decides to throw its weight around, the difference is stark. Their strength is not just a gym-rat talking ...

In central Cameroon, two different subspecies of chimpanzees live on opposite banks of the Sanaga River, the only instance of two different chimp subspecies living in the wild in a single country. The ...

By Ryan Truscott When ecologist Jean Semeki installed camera traps along a forest trail in the Luki Biosphere Reserve in the ...

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are medium-sized primates with long arms, black or dark-brown hair, and bare skin on their faces, hands, and feet. Their facial features and physical characteristics vary ...

Wildlife trafficker that poached 500 endangered chimpanzees has been imprisoned. A man who has admitted trafficking over 500 endangered chimpanzees out of the West African country Republic of Guinea ...