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, [...]

Did you know that the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Centre, CRPL, Lwiro Primates employs 54 local people in the form of caretakers, vets, security staff, kitchen staff, cleaners and others? They all receive a monthly salary, health care for themselves and their families, plus a meal at the centre every day. This, which seems trivial to [...]

Did you know that the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Centre, CRPL, Lwiro Primates, uses 4,000 kg of fruit, vegetables and other food (eggs, cereals...) weekly to feed the more than 200 primates it houses, like "Kyungu" in the photo? The food is bought from local farmers, many of them women, so this strengthens the local economy. [...]

Thanks to the 70 sponsors of SOS Primates who contribute every month with a minimum of 5 euros to buy food for the little ones they sponsor (and for the rest of the primates housed in the CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in the DR Congo). If you want to sponsor one of these little ones, click [...]

Participate in the contest Show Off Your SOSlidary Shirt by sending a picture of yourself with an SOS Primates shirt. You could be the winner of the best photo (prize included). If you don't have a shirt, request one and we'll deliver it to you for 10 euros as a donation. With the gathered funds, we'll help the [...]