Chimpanzee Transfer Ends as 23 Lab Chimps Moved to Sanctuary

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The final cohort of Pan troglodytes from the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico has completed their translocation to Chimp Haven, the federal chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana.

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The sanctuary's habitat design incorporates primary forest elements essential for proper locomotor behavior and psychological well-being.

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As our closest living phylogenetic relatives, chimpanzees became keystone species in American scientific research due to their homologous physiological systems.

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Public sentiment and scientific consensus evolved in the late 1990s, culminating in the Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection (CHIMP) Act of 2000.

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By 2015 NIH announced termination of all invasive biomedical research on chimpanzees, classifying all federally-owned or supported individuals as retirement-eligible.

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The recent translocation of 23 geriatric chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility at Holloman Air Force Base marks the culmination of a protracted welfare intervention.

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Among the recently translocated individuals, Al and Kamaka—two wild-born males in their fifth decade—are experiencing social complexities and female conspecific interactions.

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Daily husbandry protocols include environmental enrichment implementation, facilitation of fission-fusion social dynamics, and regular veterinary interventions under the direction of professionals.

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The ethical imperative for sanctuaries like Chimp Haven may eventually diminish in scope.

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