We have recei­ved sad news from CRPL, Lwi­ro Pri­ma­tes, in the Demo­cra­tic Repu­blic of Congo.

The war con­ti­nues to advan­ce and shows no sign of ending. In fact, the situa­tion is wor­se­ning, as the area surroun­ding the Lwi­ro Cen­tre is beco­ming a battle­field. The nearby villa­ge whe­re food for the ani­mals is pur­cha­sed is under cons­tant fire. Most of the CRPL staff live the­re and are being for­ced to lea­ve their homes. Des­pi­te this, they con­ti­nue to tra­vel to the cen­ter every day to care for the animals.

They are sho­wing extra­or­di­nary coura­ge, com­pas­sion, and dedi­ca­tion in con­ti­nuing to look after more than 200 pri­ma­tes, inclu­ding chim­pan­zees and other spe­cies, as well as the other ani­mals at the cen­ter. It is impos­si­ble to igno­re that the ani­mals are also suf­fe­ring from the noi­se and fear cau­sed by the sounds of wea­pons and explosions.

At SOS Pri­ma­tes, we send our admi­ra­tion and sup­port to the CRPL team and all our strength during this dif­fi­cult time.

Now more than ever, we need your sup­port. Thank you to tho­se who are already part of SOS Pri­ma­tes and to tho­se who con­ti­nue to ask about the situa­tion there.

It is a heart­brea­king reality: peo­ple, ani­mals, and natu­re are all suf­fe­ring… and ulti­ma­tely, the cau­se is human greed and pride.

We call for pea­ce in the Demo­cra­tic Repu­blic of Congo.

If you would like to help beyond sen­ding good wishes, plea­se visit our website:
www.sosprimates.org