The week of the 43ª Fira de l'Arbre i el Medi Ambient fair (in Mataró, Barcelona), organized by SemperVirens Mataró is already over. We'd like to thank the organization ( Francesc Xavier, Alba, coordinators, and the whole staff) for their kindness, those who approached our stand for information, those who have helped, and undoubtedly our volunteers, our [...]
If you have a SOS Primates doll you can participate in this contest by taking it with you on your holidays and sending us pictures with it. The chosen photo will be prized with one of our shirts, to be picked from our different models. Here you have an example of a photo sent by Toni [...]
We like to present to you the people who make SOS Primates possible and who live around the territory and even outside of it. Today it's the turn of Cristina Sala. She's a great animal lover and caretaker of the gorillas in the Cabárceno Natural Park in Cantabria. She embarked on the project from the [...]
On the first and second days of the next month, SOS Primates will be in Mataró, at the XLIII Fira de l'Arbre i la Natura. We've been invited by the organization as an NGO that helps nature and the local communities. We'll be giving out information and gathering funds for the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in [...]
We have already assigned all the numbers for the next raffle, which will take place next March 31st. Search your name and good luck to all of you! The prize includes Original painting of a cat Handmade jewelry box of wood Zebra African mask Handmade ceramic vase Wool gloves Wool hat Polo for skating fans [...]
The last December, nine people from SOS Primates visited Uganda on a natural tour to see the main national parks (Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elisabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Lake Mburo) and reserves ( like the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary) of the African country. They could witness marvelous species, like mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, rhinos, giraffes, elephants, leopards, [...]
The CRPL's, Lwiro Primates, work wouldn't be complete if it didn't include the local community and the education to change the negative behaviors that damage the environment and primates. On this note, it's important to highlight how they organize with authorities. For example, in the picture, you can see the governor of South Kivu province visiting [...]
Happy International Women's Day to all women, especially those who help primates and other beings, whether they are human or not human. Also, we'd like to congratulate the volunteers, that manage to make the organization work. Photos: Caretaker Mireille holding 'Banalia' in its recovery process in the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, and two of our volunteers, Aurora [...]
These days a new orphan offspring arrived at the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in the Democratic Republic of Congo... you can see him here in the cage where he was captured before his arrival. You must take into account that for every baby that survives, there are many individuals in the group that die to defend it. [...]
Another example of solidarity is Chickyhobbit, a project created by Silvia Férnandez in 2010, for which she fabricates these handmade monkeys with socks. In this way, she helps SOS Primates by donating 15% of each one. These funds are destined to help the primates of the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, which shelters orphan primates like 'Tshopo'(in the [...]
