Goodbye La Vieille - A Legendary & Loving Tchimpounga Chimp

This December, 2016, we said goodbye to La Vieille, a gentle old soul who lived at JGI’s Tchimpounga sanctuary for 24 years.
Rescued in 1992 after being abandoned at the Pointe Noire zoo, La Vieille arrived at Tchimpounga as an adult chimp who had suffered the loss of her mother and long periods of isolation. But her spirit endured, and she became a surrogate mother to the youngest rescued chimpanzees at Tchimpounga. She showed these frightened infants the love and affection that was stolen from them when poachers too them from the forest and their families. She will so be missed!

We are thankful to be able to give the kind of life La Vieille had to many more chimps with your support. Give to Tchimpounga here: http://www.janegoodall.org/make-a-difference/

Видео Goodbye La Vieille - A Legendary & Loving Tchimpounga Chimp канала Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute USA