We have already prepared the Christmas Lottery of SOS Primates to help, on this occasion, the Orangutan Foundation to save three species of orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra. The number is the same as always, and surely this year it's our turn 😃 You can already request your participation of 3 euros( 2'50 for the lottery and [...]
Today, because of International Primate Day, which was last Friday, SOS Primates has been at the Barcelona Zoo giving information and gathering funds for the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center, CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in the DRCongo. We'd like to thank the organization and the team of volunteers and workers for their excellent treatment, particularly our volunteers, [...]
Did you know that the CRPL, Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Center also shelters pangolins? They are the most threatened mammals due to illegal animal trafficking. This occurs because of false beliefs in traditional medicine, that their scales and nails have properties. Besides, their meat is considered a delicacy in the Asian market. 'Sujaa' is the name [...]
SOS Primates is formed by a group of dedicated people who help in many ways, like delivering material of our NGO on their journeys to the establishments where we have support groups. Hence, the donations we gather with said material arrive wholely to the primates of the recovery centers we support, like 'Kakule', from the [...]
Today, because of International Primate Day, SOS Primates has been in the Zoo Aquarium of Madrid, giving information and gathering funds for the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center, CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in the DRCongo. We'd like to thank the organization and the team of volunteers and workers for their excellent treatment and for reserving us time [...]
Today is International Primate Day #InternationalPrimateDay, an important day to celebrate the diversity of primate species, including human beings. More than half of the approximately 700 taxonomic ranks (species and subspecies) are in danger of extinction due to human actions. That is why it's essential that we try to repair the damage caused. One of the [...]
SOS Primates is formed by a network of dedicated people that help in many ways. One of them is to transport material of our NGO to the different spots in which we have support groups so all the donations gathered with said material can reach the primates of the recovery centers we support, like 'Kyungu', [...]
Today we announce a change in SOS Primates regarding its internal organization. Laia Dotras, one of its cofounders, will leave the Board after working greatly during all these years, and her position will be occupied by one of our firm collaborators, Almudena Hernández. The association was founded in 2012 by Laia Dotras and Raúl Cabrera, [...]
One of the threats primates suffer is deforestation due to forest fires. They kill plants, trees, and animals, and the natural parks and protected areas become wastelands. That's why these zones have to prepare adequate equipment for their protection, environmental education must be reinforced (most forest fires are caused by humans) and sanctions for pyromaniacs [...]
SOS Primates is conformed of a consistent group of people that dedicate their free time to helping primates in need. We try at least one time a year to spend a workday knowing a project and having a good time together. On the last occasion, we visited the primate recovery center of the MONA Foundation, [...]
