On this #World­Chim­pan­zee­Day, we were hono­red to be at the Bar­ce­lo­na Zoo, whe­re we dis­tri­bu­ted cri­ti­cal infor­ma­tion regar­ding the threats chim­pan­zees endu­re in their nati­ve habi­tats, enga­ged in edu­ca­tio­nal acti­vi­ties with the youn­gest, and collec­ted gene­rous donations.

Defo­res­ta­tion con­ti­nues to devas­ta­te the envi­ron­ment that chim­pan­zees rely upon, resul­ting in a tra­gic aug­men­ta­tion of orphans, such as Moni­que, pictured.

This eco­lo­gi­cal cri­sis stems from diver­se fac­tors, inclu­ding glo­bal popu­la­tion growth and the extrac­tion of natu­ral resour­ces like tim­ber and mine­rals. Yet, we in the West pos­sess the capa­city to impro­ve this situa­tion by redu­cing con­sum­ption, miti­ga­ting was­te pro­duc­tion, and recycling.

We are gra­te­ful to our dedi­ca­ted volun­teers, both tho­se who joi­ned us yes­ter­day at the Madrid Zoo Aqua­rium — María, Nata­lia, and Mari­sa — as well as the indi­vi­duals who lent their time and talents today in Bar­ce­lo­na: Auro­ra, Nuria, David, Estel, Sara, Mòni­ca, Jose, and Raúl. Of cour­se, our heart­felt appre­cia­tion extends to the ins­ti­tu­tio­nal part­ners who faci­li­ta­ted the rea­li­za­tion of this impact­ful event.