Ape Action Africa

Mbailassem & Chickaboo - the perfect pair 🦍🥰

These two have been close ever since our integration of Chickaboo & Chris' groups last year in our new gorilla enclosure. Everyone immediately took a liking to little Mbailassem, but these two make the cutest duo.

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Let's take a moment to celebrate our wonderful staff 👏

While all of our staff work incredibly hard all year round, at the end of each year we like to recognise the exceptional performance of individual staff members and for 2023 we had THREE ‘Worker of the Year’ winners!!

From left to right:
Charles Amougou, Head of Education
Ngomba Justin, Primate Caregiver
Douplex Asouogui Tchoudjo, Education Officer

They went above and beyond this year, and this is just our little way in saying thank you. Please join us in celebrating this achievement

Our staff work 24/7 365 days a year and we are grateful for each and every one of them 💚

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Annual charity donation 🦧🧡🦍💚🦧🧡🦍💚

As many of you know, every year Gwyn and I use our businesses to raise money and awareness for 2 different animal charities. At the end of the year we collect it all together and make our donations to them.

Our two chosen charities are Ape Action Africa and ORANGUTAN APPEAL UK of which I am an ambassador and chairperson respectively. Both organisations do amazing work for ape conservation in Cameroon and Borneo.

This year our total raised is an absolutely fantastic amount of £59,069.91 🤩🤩🤩🤩

We wouldn’t be able to raise an amount like this without the support of our wonderful customers, our amazing teams in the Alpine Coffee Shop and Hangin' Pizzeria and our supportive suppliers, so we’d like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE thank you to you all 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

This money will make a huge difference to both charities and enable them to carry on with their conservation projects.

Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

We are so blessed, we are back to say another huge THANK YOU, this time to the wonderful, Jacha! 🤗

Jacha, as you may already know, is an incredibly talented artist, photographer and conservationist that we are so fortunate to call one of our Ambassadors. He has always been such a wonderful supporter, and 2023 has been no exception.

We just received an incredible £10,000 donation - making his total for this year, a phenomenal £32,000!! We are so grateful and moved by his generosity. Thank you to Jacha, his teams at Jacha Potgieter - Platform Galeri, Hangin' Pizzeria and Alpine Coffee Shop, and everyone who has supported their fundraising efforts this year.

We continue to be touched by his hard work and passion for primate conservation. We are so grateful and these funds will make such a difference to the primates at our Mefou sanctuary. Please join us in saying a huge thank you 🧡

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The picture is a little throwback to when Jacha completed this wonderful painting for one of our fundraising events in March 2020.

Join us in saying thank you to the Zoo de Granby in Quebec, Canada! ❤️

They are long term supporters of Ape Actions Africa, and recently gave an incredibly generous donation of $2,000.

Over the years, their support has done so much for the orphaned and endangered primates in our care, and we are so grateful for their continued kindness 🦍

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Selfie Session! 📸✌️

Here, we have Florence, Mac & Song all having some fun posing in front of the camera!

Love these pics? Make sure to check out our 2024 calendar! They cost just £10, and for every calendar sold, £5 goes straight back to Ape Action Africa! 😍➡️ https://printpanda.co.uk/products/2024-ape-action-africa-a4-calendar

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Ncarla, what a model! Swipe to see the behind the scenes shot 🤫😂

Here, she is enjoying some very tasty corn 😋🌽

To feed one of our gorillas for the day costs £5, could you give the Christmas gift of a nutritious meal for one of our orphaned apes?

To donate ➡️ https://apeactionafrica.org/fund-our-food

📷 Ape Action Africa / Jo Gaweda

📣 OUR 2024 CALENDAR IS HERE! 📣

Thank you for your patience with us, it's been a bit of a mission getting these calendars ready for you. But thanks to the wonderful team at Print Panda Ltd you can now buy our calendars off their website for JUST £10!

For each calendar bought, £5 will go straight back to Ape Action Africa and support our work 🤗

They include 12 beautiful photos of our Mefou residents, a lovely mixture of the gorillas, chimps and monkeys that call Mefou home ❤️

Order now to get it in time for Christmas! 🎄

➡️ https://printpanda.co.uk/products/2024-ape-action-africa-a4-calendar?bg_ref=yA05ymL7Ik

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📣Our Christmas Shop is here!📣🎄

Shop on our website and our gorgeous new Etsy store + the EUGY website to support Ape Action Africa this Christmas 🤗

We ship worldwide but the final day for orders is December 8th for International Shipping & December 18th for UK shipping!

Go! Go! Go! ➡️

Etsy 🧡 https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ApeActionAfrica

Our Website 💚https://apeactionafrica.org/store

Gorilla EUGY by dodoland ❤️ https://www.eugy.com/shop/077-Gorilla-p452360514

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Remembering Avi Sivan ❤️

13 years ago, friend and former Director of Ape Actions Africa, Avi Sivan died in a tragic air accident.

Avi and his wife Talila's passion and dedication to primate conservation, was pivotal in taking Ape Action Africa from a small rehabilitation and care project to the sanctuary it is today. We wouldn't be where we are without them.

Their work continues to inspire all that step foot into Mefou, and he will never be forgotten.

Our love and our thoughts are with his family, and we hope you can take a moment with us to reflect and remember ❤️

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? 🩷 Sponsor Nouji! 🩷

Nouji was rescued in July 2022 at just 6 months old. She is a confident, giggly, and energetic gorilla who loves to play. She doesn't get her nickname "non-stop Nouji" for nothing!

Sound like you or someone you know?

Sponsoring one of our gorillas is a wonderful way to directly support our work whilst getting the opportunity to really get to know one of our primates & keep up to date with their progress🤗

Sponsor Nouji ➡️ Link in Bio!

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Say hello to Landry! 👋

Landry is one of our wonderful primate caregivers in Section Sivan. Some members of his family live in our village so as well as looking after chimpanzees and baboons during the day, he sometimes works the community bar in the evening (Bar le Gorille)! 🍹🦍

Our incredible staff like Landry are on hand 24/7 365 days a year. To make sure they feel appreciated and cared for, we feed our staff three meals a day. This costs £12,000 a year and we are in need of your support. If you would like to donate go to the to and

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Swipe to see the man behind the camera! 📸

Roberto Garcia Roa is a talented photographer and biologist who recently visited our Mefou sanctuary to take photos for PASA

We wanted to say a huge thank you to him for taking some wonderful shots, being an absolute pleasure to work with and sharing his incredible insect knowledge with us when he wasn’t busy taking photos of our primates and our team 🧡

Make sure to give him a follow to keep up with his wonderful work!

https://www.robertogarciaroa.com/

📷 Roberto Garcia Roa

🌟This month's Calendar Star is Doumassi!🌟 Isn't she beautiful?🥰

How is it nearly the end of 2023? When did this happen?!

Our 2024 Calendar is about to be launched, PLUS lots of other treats ahead of the festive season, so keep your eyes on our socials 👀

📷 Ape Action Africa / Gerry Ellis

Looking for the perfect sustainable Christmas gift? 🤔

Right now EUGY by dodoland have a deal where when you buy six EUGYS you get one free!

When you buy a Gorilla EUGY, 10% of the sales profit goes straight back to Apes Action Africa! 🦍

Plus, EUGY supports lots of other wildlife charities, so if you don't fancy buying 7 gorillas, they have lots of options! These would make the perfect stocking filler for the animal lovers in your life 😇

To get your Gorilla EUGY, go to ➡️ https://www.eugy.com/shop/077-Gorilla-p452360514

💚 Sponsor Noah! 💚

Noah was very thin and extremely scared when he arrived at Ape Action Africa as a 10-month-old. With expert care from our dedicated team, he soon developed a fearsome appetite and his fabulous personality began to shine through 😍

Now a member of Little Larry's group, Noah loves running around the forest.. And if he's got a stick to bang around while he's doing it, he's even happier! 💚

Sponsor Noah ➡️ https://apeactionafrica.org/sponsor-an-ape/p/noah

*Top Tip* our sponsorship packages make a great Christmas present 🤫

📷 Ape Action Africa / Larry Taylor

Swipe to see what a week's supply of pineapples looks like at our Mefou sanctuary 🤯🍍

Remember your amazing fundraising for Giving Day for Apes and how you raised over $6,000 in just 24 hours?? Well, that is enough to pay for 34 WEEKS of pineapples!!

We will of course not be spending it all on pineapples, but every penny will be used to go towards our running costs, including the food for our primates. Thank you so much again, we are so grateful for your ongoing support 🤗

If you would like to donate ➡️ Link in Bio

📷 Ape Action Africa / Jo Gaweda

Is volunteering for AAA on your 2024 bucket list? 🤔

Thank you all for asking your questions in our Q and A session on our stories! Here are the answers to your most burning questions! 😄

Your question wasn't answered? Comment below! ⬇️

Do you have a story from your volunteering days you want to share? We would love to hear it! Send us a DM and any pictures you have 🧡

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We are open again! 🤗

Thank you for your patience, we are pleased to announce that everyone is well and we have been able to re-open to visitors!

Would you like a tour of our sanctuary and see our primates in person whilst finding out more about our work? To book your visit (this must be done in advance), do call +237 6507 90747

We hope to see you soon! 🐵

📷 Ape Action Africa / Gerry Ellis

❤️ Sponsor Bobga ❤️

Bobga was only 15 months old when he arrived at one of the other wonderful sanctuaries in Cameron, Limbe Wildlife Centre

He is almost certainly another young gorilla orphaned as a result of the illegal bushmeat trade 😔

Having transferred to Mefou in 2019 Bobga has had a long road to recovery from the trauma of his past but today he is thriving, happy and safe living with other gorillas 🥹

By sponsoring an ape, it is a direct way of supporting the work we do and the primates we care for 🧡 They also make great Christmas presents 🤫 ➡️ https://buff.ly/3huDa4R

📷 Ape Action Africa / Jo Gaweda

This could be you! Look at these smiles 🤗

Our August volunteers, Flavia Piccari and partner Amr Mohamed Yacoub have now finished their time with us and returned to Italy 🇮🇹

They worked incredibly hard and were genuinely lovely to have around. We were sad to see them go, but we are so grateful for their time 💚

Interested in volunteering?
✉️[email protected]
👋send us a DM
➡️ or go to https://buff.ly/3PQXmvz

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A perfect pair of fur-ever friends 🐾Swipe to see the difference pre- and post-treat 🐶

Although we know our puppy pals love us very much, having a treat in hand always helps to get their attention for the perfect picture 📸

Pictured: Dottie is the dark haired pup + Ruby is the blondie

By donating £10, you could pay for 5kg of doggy food (+ treats!) for the 15 canines that call Mefou home. Go to https://apeactionafrica.org/fund-our-food
to and

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We are sorry to announce that our Mefou sanctuary is currently closed to visitors 😞

Due to unprecedented heavy rain, the nearby Mefou River has flooded and this has caused the road to our sanctuary to flood.

Everyone at the sanctuary is safe, but the flooding and landslides have destroyed homes and caused fatalities in the capital city of Yaoundé 💔

This is the first time flooding like this has occurred in our history. Extreme weather is becoming more frequent due to the

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It's deworming time! 😄🩺

Twice a year, we deworm everyone at Ape Action Africa. It is an important aspect of our care in order to maintain the health of our primates (+ humans!).

We feed our great apes an orange flavoured tablet 😋🍊 While our monkeys get their meds hidden in a banana 🤫🍌

A huge well done to the vet team and our caregivers for making sure over 300 individuals (gorillas, chimps, monkeys and humans) took their meds 🧡

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Look at this little guy! 🐸 and his iridescent legs 🌈😍

We are now returning to our normal programming here at AAA after an un frog-gettable Giving Day for Apes!

We have lots of exciting updates and ribbeting content coming up in the next few weeks - including the launch of our toad-ally new 2024 calendar 👀

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We are beyond grateful for each and every one of you 💚

Yesterday, you raised an incredible 🎉🥳⭐$6,186 (£5,122)! ⭐🥳🎉

You really came together for the orphaned primates in our care and whether you donated $5 or $500, you have made a tangible difference to their lives. If you couldn't donate, but simply liked & shared our content - it all helps and makes such a difference. We will continue to work hard to provide a safe haven for victims of the illegal wildlife trade at our Mefou sanctuary, but it wouldn't be possible without people like you - so we are forever grateful.

So, thank you and big hugs to our whole Ape Action Africa family 🤗

Love from, Ape Action Africa 🦍

📷 Ape Action Africa / Jo Gaweda

Mbaillassem loves his mangoes!😍🥭

Clearly a favourite of our gorillas, if you want to give the gift of a sweet treat and support the care of our apes - go to the link below!

YOUR DONATION COULD BE A GOLDEN TICKET 🎫 Golden ticket prizes of $500 are being randomly allocated for the next three hours on donations of ANY SIZE!

So - Go! Go! Go! ➡️ https://buff.ly/3eAZ5Gh

📷 Ape Action Africa / Jo Gaweda