Today we show you the fridge magnets made by a contributor who prefers to remain anonymous. She is a real artist when it comes to recycling materials. With tetra bricks, she makes the protective folder with the fridge magnet that you can see, representing different primates. She uses the paper bags to line the folder [...]
Today we announce our new project. We'll be taking a 12 day trip to Uganda with the Dinka Travel aagency, to watch gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, and chimps, in the Kibale National Park. Perhaps it'll be possible to observe other wildlife, like rhinos, giraffes, elephants, or shoebill birds. And also to visit [...]
The SOS Primates team is proud to have been consulted technical information about primates by some TV producers, specifically in competitions. For example, in the television contest "BOOM", we were asked which was the correct answer. This demonstrates that we are trusted by these TV producers. Our NGO doesn't cease to grow. Primates of the CRPL center, [...]
Today we were also at the 5th Pro-animal Fair in Pallejà (Barcelona) with a stand where we shared our work and collected donations for the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in the DR Congo. The fair was organised by Sos ladridos and we would like to thank all of you who came and [...]
Today, February 11th, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Many male scientists and inventors are remembered, but very little is known about the great female scientists. At SOS Primates we believe in gender equality, in fact, 90% of our team is made up of women. On a day like today, one [...]
Some people who help us want to remain anonymous. We like to put a face on them but we respect that, of course. This is the case of an animal lover who has wonderful hands for crafts. We believe that she should do this professionally, but at the moment she only does it for fun [...]
Today we bring you another video about 3 people who help us that are an example of solidarity and commitment for SOS Primates. Lucía Gandarillas, Xesca León and Carme Vidal, who encouraged us to create the project in 2012, in our volunteer experience at the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in DR Congo. You can [...]
Little orphans need to rest and sleep for many hours, just like human primates. That is how they recover the energy to keep going. They also recover emotionally after the trauma of being snatched away from their mothers. You can see little Mazingira, in the photo, of the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, surrendering to Morfeo’s arms. [...]
Yesterday we watched a Goya award ceremony full of emotion, and we were attentive to see the award winner for the best documentary short, which finally and as we wished, was for MAMA, by Pablo de la Chica. It was very emotional to see the entire team receive the award and our colleagues Itsaso Vélez [...]
Today we want to introduce Luisa Martínez, a friend and volunteer who, besides loving primates, helps SOS Primates in tasks like organising talks and delivery of merchandising or lottery tickets. Having worked with primates in her career as a veterinary assistant and also in many collaborations with zoologic institutions (veterinary interventions and caretaker) and was [...]
