Nonprofit

Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue AFRICA

Portland, OR
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www.sychimprescue.org/

  • About Us

    Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue is a U.S. nonprofit organization that operates in Cameroon (west-central Africa). SYCR provides sanctuary in a natural forested environment for 76 chimpanzees (adolescents & adults) who became orphaned as a result of the illegal bushmeat trade. Organization goals are to provide for the care & well-being of the resident chimpanzees, and to engage in education and conservation efforts aimed at saving and protecting Cameroon’s last remaining great apes and their forest habitats.

    Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue is a U.S. nonprofit organization that operates in Cameroon (west-central Africa). SYCR provides sanctuary in a natural forested environment for 76 chimpanzees (adolescents & adults) who became orphaned as a result of the illegal bushmeat trade. Organization goals are to provide for the care & well-being of the resident chimpanzees, and to engage in education and conservation efforts aimed at saving and protecting Cameroon’s last remaining great apes and their forest habitats.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Animals
    • Environment & Sustainability

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