GREAT APE TRUST MISSION



IT IS THE MISSION OF THE GREAT APE TRUST TO:



* Provide sanctuary and an honorable life for great apes

* Study the intelligence of great apes

* Advance the conservation of great apes

* Provide unique educational experiences about great apes



RESEARCH

OUR MISSION:

Great Ape Trust is dedicated to studying the intelligence and behavior of great apes



Over the last several years, a few courageous and brilliant scientists have devoted their lives to learning everything they can about the great apes. Their reports are consistent and remarkable. Bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware and intelligent beings! They clearly have the capacity to learn language. Imagine the implications and possibilities. The opportunity to learn more about primate communications is arguably the most critical and powerful new science emerging today. We are fortunate to have many of those researchers associated with Great Ape Trust.



CONSERVATION



OUR MISSION:

Great Ape Trust of Iowa is dedicated to advancing the conservation of great apes.



The Great Ape Trust`s mission makes conservation of great apes a priority, with special emphasis on in situ conservation [conservation in the wild]. Our conservation strategy builds on long-term collaborative efforts and professional relationships of Great Ape Trust senior scientists in primate range countries.



At present this includes Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh`s collaboration with the Great Apes of Congo Center and the Bonobo Protection Fund in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Rob Shumaker`s collaboration with the Balikpapan Orangutan Society [BOS] in Indonesia, and Dr. Benjamin Beck`s collaboration with the Associação Mico Leão Dourado [Golden Lion Tamarin Association] in Brazil. Support of Kyenjojo Alleviation of Wood Resources and Environment in Uganda is currently included as well.



EDUCATION

OUR MISSION:

Provide unique educational experiences about great apes



One of the tenets of Great Ape Trust`s mission is to provide unique educational experiences about Great Apes. We envision those educational experiences to include:



* Web site

* E-newsletters

* Limited on-site visits

* Off-site orientations

* Lecture series

* Professional symposiums

* Documentary films

* Distance learning via the Internet or broadcast

* Quarterly or semi-annual publications

* Children`s magazine

* School visits

* Young Scientists program

* Primary and secondary school curriculum

* Undergraduate and graduate studies

* Media partnerships