The WCF sincerely thanks the many private donors concerned by the vanishing wild chimpanzee populations for their generous donations towards its projects.

Listed are private donations of 300 FCH  / 200 EUR or more  to WCF-International and WCF-Germany e.V.

From 2006 till 2010:
Ernst Boesch, Germany
Hans Kummer, Switzerland
Rosmarie Waldner, Switzerland
Susanne Normand, France
Wolfgang Enard, Germany
Karin Fenzlau, Germany
Margaret Zetting, Switzerland
Klaus Wittig, Germany
Hedwige and Christophe Boesch, Germany
Elena Lieven, Germany
Axel Friedrich, Germany
Jens Stroschmieden, Germany
Eva Demler, Germany
Alexander Hügi, Switzerland
Malerwerkstätten Nebel & Roeder, Germany
Marianne Knecht, Switzerland
Alexander Kluge, Germany
Kurt Müller, Thailand/Switzerland
Benefizgala Biberach an der Riss, Germany
Redouan Bshary, Switzerland
Claudia Nebel, Germany
Rolf and Gabriella Schäppi
Alexander Burkhardt, Germany
Indra Willms-Hoff
Viola Schmid, Germany
Martina Wittig, Germany
Jürgen Breimer, Germany
Max-Klinger Gymnasium, Germany
Lessing Mittelschule Zwickau, Germany
Johannes Kepler-Gymnasium Leipzig, Germany
Humboldt Gymnasium Werdau, Germany
Schulzentrum Friesgasse Wien, Austria

For 2011:
Anita Lesquereux, Switzerland
Hans Kummer, Switzerland
E. Burnand und Ch. Thevenoz, Switzerland
Rosmarie Waldner, Switzerland
Margarete Zetting, Switzerland
Wolfgang Enard, Germany
Elena Lieven, Germany
Chistophe und Hedwige Boesch, Germany
Redouan Bshary, Switzerland

The WCF is grateful to all the conservation agencies and foundations supporting its conservation activities:


before 2010 2011
Ambassade de Norvège  
ARCUS Foundation  
Africa Seed Grants of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo  
BBC Natural History Unit
Brevard Zoo  
Born Free Foundation    
Conservation International  
Columbus Zoo und Aquarium
DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund
Fond Français pour l’Environnement Mondial    
Great Ape Conservation Fund of the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Guinea Alumina Project
Great Ape Survival Project of the United Nations Environment Program  
Great Ape Emergency Conservation Fund of Conservation International    
Great Ape Trust of Iowa    
Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund  
Leipzig Zoo
Marianne und Benno Lüthi Foundation    
Max Planck Society - Innovation Fund  
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund    
Oregon Zoo Foundation's Future for Wildlife Conservation Fund    
Paul Schiller Stiftung
Rufford Small Grants Fund    
RRF-Fauna Flora International    
Sweden Chimpanzee Trust
STEWARD - Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West African Regional Development, United States Forest Service - International Programs  
Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée    
Spreadshirt    
Tierschutz Zürich
Ulysses S. Seal Conservation Grant Program of Minnesota Zoo    
World Wildlife Fund
Yves Rocher Foundation
Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven

The WCF is most grateful to all the colleagues and friends from the field of chimpanzee conservation and chimpanzee research for providing technical help, advice, and the use of data as well as for helping to establish contacts in Africa.

female chimpanzee

YAUNDÉ (born 2001)

YAUNDÉ is the daughter of YUCCA and Zyon and the younger sister of Yao.