World Chimpanzee Day Jane spent 65 years proving chimpanzees are worth saving. Now it’s our turn. Donate Now Nature’s Path will match every dollar you give — up to $10,000 — through July 14th. That means your gift goes twice as far toward our $25,000 goal. This is the first World Chimpanzee Day without Dr. Jane Goodall — the scientist who changed the way the world sees chimpanzees. Now more than ever, the mission of protecting and conserving these great apes needs to be carried forward by you. Your donation will go to work right away, helping us to: Care for more than 150 chimpanzees who have been rescued and are getting the second chance they deserve at the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Sanctuary Protect the habitats that chimpanzees depend on, like Gombe Stream National Park — where Dr. Jane famously started studying wild chimpanzees Ensure community-led conservation initiatives can continue in Canada and in countries across Africa – so that animals, people, and the environment can all thrive Wounda’s Story Stolen from the wild and her family, Wounda was rescued and transferred to the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Sanctuary. When she arrived, she was shockingly underweight and not able to move much. Her name means “close to death,” because few thought she’d survive. But Dr. Rebeca Atencia and the Jane Goodall Institute team refused to give up. What followed was historic — and unprecedented. Wounda underwent a chimpanzee-to-chimpanzee blood transfusion, performed to keep her alive when nothing else could. It worked. When she recovered, she was released onto Tchindzoulou Island — a protected island sanctuary at Tchimpounga, where rescued chimpanzees can live freely and safely, away from poachers and in the company of other rescued chimpanzees. As Wounda stepped toward the forest — her new home — for the first time, she paused. She turned back toward the people who had saved her. She approached Dr. Rebeca Atencia first, and then she went to Jane. She wrapped both arms around her and held on. No one had asked her to. No one had trained her for this. Wounda simply knew — the way only a chimpanzee who has been given a second chance can — that these were the people she had to thank. And so she did. There are chimpanzees at Tchimpounga right now who need the same kind of help that Wounda did. Your gift today can be their second chance. Give now — and have your gift matched by Nature’s Path, dollar for dollar. Donate now The next “Wounda” is waiting for you. More than 150 rescued chimpanzees are currently residing at Tchimpounga Sanctuary, getting the care they need from professional caregivers and dedicated veterinarians — care that can only continue with your help. Beau A recent arrival at Tchimpounga Sanctuary, Beau — whose name means “handsome” — was poached from the wild and purchased by an individual before his rescue. He’s now beginning the long road to recovery and, one day, freedom — the same road that Wounda once travelled down. Leila Leila was recently rescued by an ecoguard from the Jane Goodall Institute who confronted an unknown trafficker. She was dehydrated, extremely fatigued, and suffering from an infection on her forehead. Now, she’s learning to trust again — much like Wounda did during her own rescue and recovery. Jane isn’t here for this World Chimpanzee Day. But we are — and so are you. When you donate today, you can double your impact — because Nature’s Path has stepped up as our matching partner for another World Chimpanzee Day. They believe what we believe, that each and every rescued chimpanzee at Tchimpounga Sanctuary deserves a second chance. Double your impact now World Chimpanzee Day 65 years of insightful research at Gombe Stream Research Centre — and counting! 150+ chimpanzees getting the second chance they deserve at Tchimpounga Sanctuary. 2x the impact — with every donation matched by Nature’s Path through July 14th.
