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Goodbye, Sweet Bali
We are so sad to inform you that our dear, sweet Bali the otter has passed away. Bali was born...
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IPPL’s Biennial Supporters’ Conference
A big shout out to all of our incredible supporters who were able to attend, and those of you who…
Farewell E.T.
A Sad Farewell at IPPL Everyone at IPPL is devastated at the loss of our 33 year old gibbon E.T….
IPPL Announces New Executive Director
IPPL is thrilled to announce that we have hired a new Executive Director at our sanctuary! Casey Taylor, J.D., comes…
Farewell Dorothy
February 1, 2016 was a special day for a petite white-handed gibbon named Dorothy. It was the day she arrived…
URGENT – Animal Rights Conference Attendees – Aug 4-6. You can help the animals at Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand!
HELP SAVE THE ANIMALS AT WILDLIFE FRIENDS FOUNDATION OF THAILAND! If you are at the Animal Rights Conference this weekend…
Kajal’s Garden
Kajal is the 15 year old daughter of Lisa Schiller, who recently joined IPPL’s Board of Directors. Her dog, Chewie,…
Happy 33rd Birthday, Elizabeth!
It was in March 1985 that tiny Elizabeth Gibbon, then just nine months old, reached IPPL from the now-closed Silver…
Endangered Species Day
Endangered Species You May Never Have Heard Of! May 19, 2017, was ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY. If you asked someone who...
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Farewell Helen
Friday, March 24, 2017 was a sad day at IPPL. It was the day our beloved gibbon, Helen, left us….
An Otter Love Story!
Satu, (“One” in the Malaysia language) came to IPPL in 2009 from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. He had…
“Pet” Monkey Spotted in Summerville!
For years, IPPL has fought the illegal pet trade that exists around the world. We have also written about the...
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Update from the IPPL CITES team
How the furniture you buy could affect primate conservation Many of the topics being discussed at this CITES Conference of…
A historic moment for monkeys, Sep. 28, 2016
A historic moment for monkeys, September 28, 2016 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is an international…
Farewell Kendra
Sweet Kendra was born at a Florida tourist attraction in 2000. She, her younger brother and parents lived there until...
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Celebrate GivingTuesday by giving back!
Dear IPPL Friend, A frightened infant gibbon is suddenly orphaned, by the shooting of her mother, snatched by human hands,…
Happy Howl-o-Ween!
Our animal care staff have again come up with some spook-tacular treats for our gibbons’ annual Halloween veggie feast! Maynard…
Four ways to celebrate International Gibbon Day
Tomorrow, October 24, is International Gibbon Day. And Halloween is just around the corner. That means tomorrow would be a…
Recovering from the rain
Last weekend, South Carolina experienced a “Thousand Year Flood,” as a low pressure system held in place by Hurricane Joaquin…
Painting for Primates 2
IPPL supporters got in touch with their artistic side last Friday at a creative fundraiser that also honored our adorable…
Banana pops
It’s officially fall now, but for the most part it still feels like summer. Lately the gibbons have been enjoying…
All chimpanzees are now endangered
And that’s actually good news! As of yesterday, all chimpanzees in the U.S. are now classified as “endangered” under the…
Speaking up for lab monkeys
Today is the last day to submit a comment in support of a Rulemaking Petition to improve conditions for U.S….
An Ethiopian travelogue (with monkeys)
Baboons and birds, colobus monkeys and carnivores, hyenas and humans. Former IPPL volunteer Christian Runnels stopped by the IPPL sanctuary…
Do the Funky Gibbon!
How would you like to dance your way to primate protection? It’s easy if you do the Funky Gibbon: here’s…
Invisible apes
We recently received an interesting book from (and written by) Dr. John Steckley, a Canadian anthropology professor who is primarily an…
Look for IPPL at animal rights conference
IPPL is again a Silver Sponsor of the Animal Rights National Conference, an annual bonanza of practical information, inspiring speakers,…
From chimpanzees to gibbons
Renate Winch knows a lot about chimpanzees. She even knows the secret to hippopotamus bliss (scratch them behind the ears)….
Homegrown peppers
Hot, hot, hot! It’s hot here in South Carolina, but don’t worry Whoop-Whoop, our homegrown sweet peppers are NOT! …
A children’s book on chimpanzees in Cameroon
At IPPL, we take pride in helping fund dozens of grassroots primate sanctuaries and rescue centers in countries where primates…
You can help monkeys in research!
[Update 6/29/15: The deadline has been extended to August 31, 2015, 11:59 PM! There’s still time to file a comment…
We’re keeping our cool!
Yes, we finally have a new cooler! Thanks to the success of our crowdfunding campaign on LoveAnimals.org, we have been…
Thank you for loving animals!
This week we wrapped up our crowdfunding campaign on LoveAnimals.org: we have reached—and even surpassed—our $4,000 goal! Now we will be…
Gibbon art DIY for World Environment Day
Today is World Environment Day, designated by the United Nations as a day of outreach, a “people’s day” of “doing…
Ape Action Africa: Volunteer update
Ape Action Africa is one of the largest primate sanctuaries on the continent, and IPPL is proud to help support…
Our Boeing volunteers: day after day of caring
On Saturday we were glad to welcome back to the IPPL sanctuary a volunteer team from Boeing. We had a…
How many kinds of primates are there, anyway?
Today is the 10th annual Endangered Species Day, and primates are (unfortunately) prime poster children for it. There are a…
“Chimpanzee funeral” photographer visits IPPL
By now it’s an Internet meme: the photo of a group of chimpanzees lined up silently in self-evident grief at…
Thanks to Costco…
…we have a terrific new “problem” here at the IPPL gibbon sanctuary. For the past few weeks, we have…
Happy Earth Day 2015!
It’s the day to get your green on! The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Senator Gaylord…
Talking gibbonish
Gibbons are well known for their vocal expertise. In most species of gibbon, a mated male and female will duet loudly…
Spring has sprung!
At IPPL, we are glad that the bipolar weather of March is behind us, and the warmer weather of April…
Vote and win! Who will be Mia’s prime-mate?
Mia is the newest arrival at our gibbon sanctuary. A charming, fluffy, 23-year-old widow newly retired from Mississippi’s Jackson Zoo, she…
Gabi, the gibbon ambassador
Last week we were delighted to receive a visit from the director of the Gibbon Conservation Center, located in Santa…
It’s the Year of the Gibbon!
The lunar calendar may have just ushered in the Year of the Sheep, but according to the International Union for…
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a pair of happy gibbons!
Among the apes, gibbons are the best representatives of true love. Gibbons are unique among all our nearest kin…
U.S. primate import statistics for 2014
Here’s the bad news: 1. Imports are up 20 percent. For the second year in a row, primate imports into…
Bioko Island: The next Costa Rica?
With 11 species of primates and large stretches of as-yet-unspoiled forest habitat, Bioko Island (which lies just 20 miles off…
Remembering the Bangkok Six case
Dianne Taylor-Snow has been a wildlife crime investigator and photojournalist for IPPL for 25 years. She’s also a dedicated board…
“Don’t pay too much in taxes!”
“Do you own stock in a non-retirement account? If so, you probably are looking at paying capital gains tax on…
A science field trip to IPPL
When I was elementary school, we got to go on the occasional low-key field trip, like a day hike in…
IPPL’s Small Grants Program is there from the start
For many years, IPPL has worked to locate overseas organizations doing great work below the radar of large funding sources…
More than ready for the Day of Caring 2014
Today is the Day of Caring, a day when thousands of volunteers from local businesses donate their time and talents…
Weeble-wobble pumpkins
Since it’s pumpkin time, our artistic animal care staff came up with a number of creative carvings and presented the…
Happy, healthy Halloween!
The IPPL gibbons have been enjoying some pretty nifty Halloween treats this season, thanks to our creative animal care staff….
How you can tell you’re in love with baboons
Joselyn Mormile knew she was in love with baboons the day she went into town to do some shopping in…
Farewell to Igor
The spirit of our dear Igor left this world on October 13, 2014. He was well into his 50s and…
The secret lives of the IPPL gibbons
During our Supporters’ Meeting this past April, IPPL’s Animal Care team members shared some candid videos they had taken of…
Sanctuary chimps in the Ebola zone say “Thank you!”
Here’s what we heard yesterday from Bala Amarasekaran, the Founder and Director of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone:…
Gibbons charm the Mount Pleasant Garden Club
Yesterday, IPPL’s sanctuary hosted the Mount Pleasant Garden Club, which makes monthly visits to notable locations around the Lowcountry that…
Meet our girl Molly!
For several years, Molly Jorges has worked at the C.A.R.E. baboon rehabilitation center in Phalaborwa, South Africa. C.A.R.E. was founded…
Hollywood comes to IPPL
Over the weekend we were delighted to welcome not one, but two bona fide Hollywood actors to the IPPL sanctuary….
Ebola threatens chimp sanctuary
Humans are not the only ones at risk from Ebola: chimps and gorillas are also susceptible to the deadly virus,…
WikiLeaks confirms IPPL’s role in India’s monkey export ban
An IPPL member recently drew my attention to information about primates on WikiLeaks. In searching the files, I found mainly…
Welcome to the 2014 Animal Rights National Conference
Every year, the Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) holds a conference. The program is not limited to issues directly impacting…
At the Animal Rights National Conference 2014
Each year since 2009, IPPL has been represented at the Animal Rights National Conference, which has been organized in various…
Gus’s birthday pops
OK, I confess: we don’t know Gus’s actual birth date. He was a former pet, and we never received his…
World Cup Gibbon Training Camp 2014
Our gibbons have World Cup potential, no question. Whoop-Whoop already shows great kicking abilities. We’re just going to have to…
It’s National Eat Your Vegetables Day!
Along the highways leading into Charleston we’ve seen billboards the last couple of months that ask us if we can…
Ape experts at our sanctuary
Say hello to Carol Fleming and her partner Keith Lloyd, two primate pros from the UK who have been spending…
Welcome, Spanky!
Today we accepted a new gibbon at the IPPL sanctuary! Spanky is an eight-year-old male, born October…
The world’s rarest primate
Did you know that the world’s rarest primate is actually a gibbon? The Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) is critically endangered….
Shirley’s birthday bash
Late Tuesday night Shirley arrived back at the office from her most recent travels, so the IPPL staff celebrated yesterday…
Our primate conservation conference 2014, in pictures
This past weekend, we held our 13th biennial Supporters’ Meeting on the grounds of the IPPL sanctuary. We hosted primate…
A tribute to Cyril Rosen
The late Cyril Rosen MBE was the man behind IPPL (UK), which flourished well over three decades from the time…
Happy 80th Birthday to Dr. Jane Goodall
Dr. Jane turns 80 today—but she sent US a present! She recently recorded these special greetings just for IPPL: …
An invitation to our 2014 meeting
We’re looking forward to our upcoming biennial Supporters’ Meeting. And today Shirley sends you this invitation: Join us…
Spring cleaning squared
Tidying up the sanctuary grounds after the winter’s wind and rain is always a bit of a chore, but this…
A lip-smacking good time with Gus
Every day we feed our gibbons a variety of mixed veggies for breakfast. Lately, the menu has included peppers, beets,…
Primate enrichment at WAR
Wildlife At Risk (WAR) is a nonprofit in Vietnam that is dedicated to the conservation of that country’s biodiversity and…
Five fun facts about Erin on her birthday!
Erin turns 29 today! I’ll bet you didn’t know…. 1. Erin is a ninja. The story is that once when…
A second ice storm devastates the sanctuary
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014, the second ice storm in as many weeks hit IPPL’s gibbon sanctuary. …
Monkey business in Sochi
The eyes of the world are on Sochi, where the Winter Olympics are starting today. But few people know that…
Icicles at IPPL
Yesterday the South Carolina Lowcountry endured an ice storm that made our roads treacherous, closed the airport, and shut down…
Peppy and the gibbons who got away
Our gibbon Peppy, who celebrated his 35th birthday yesterday, was born at a cancer lab at the University of California…
U.S. primate import statistics for 2013
After four straight years of decline, the number of primates imported into the U.S. unfortunately increased by 8.5 percent over…
Courtney’s birthday bash
Today Courtney turns 12 years old. In honor of her last pre-teen birthday, our staff constructed a nifty new enrichment…
Winter-time indoor fun
When it stays colder than 50 degrees (F) outside, we keep the gibbons nice and warm in their indoor night…
Celebrating Monkey Day 2013
This past Saturday, December 14, was International Monkey Day, and in honor of IPPL’s 40th anniversary year we decided to…
A rabbit-proof fence for our gibbon garden
Back in September, a group of kids from the University School of the Lowcountry volunteered at IPPL’s sanctuary as part…
Painting for Primates on International Monkey Day
If you’re going to be around the South Carolina Lowcountry next week, please join us for a “Paint it Forward”…
A drill monkey tracker turns filmmaker
Drill monkeys might be the world’s largest monkeys. We’re actually not 100 percent sure because there has been so little…
Remembering the Taiping Four gorilla case
Every two years IPPL holds a conference for our supporters, and we bring in speakers working for primates around the…
Women to watch
Every year our town paper, the Summerville Journal Scene, carries a special section on local “Women to Watch.” Ten women…
Scarecrows on the Square 2013
Every year at Halloween, the small town of Summerville invites local nonprofits and businesses to build scarecrows to exhibit in…
Volunteer spotlight: Susan Parker
It’s been like a nine-year “alternative spring break” for Susan Parker: she has been making the six-hour drive from her…
Halloween treats from Oz
We’ve been enjoying a return visit of zookeeper Sophie Miller, from Australia (a.k.a. “Oz”). She very fond of gibbons and…
It’s pumpkin time!
Many of our gibbons, we’ve learned, really enjoy pumpkins. Not only do they like to eat the raw squash itself,…
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