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August 2009: “Ymako Teatri” - WCF tour around Taï National Park

A fight between a forester and a villager…

Audience gathering around the dancers in Akekro

Discussing with the audience in Troya: Who owns the forest?

Distrust…
June 2009:
Newsletter no. 10
Contents:
- Editorial p.3
- Knowledge of our ancestors p.4–5
- Hotch-Potch p.6
- WCF and its projects p.5, 7, 16, 24
- Portrait: Nana and Malibu and a very
- special adoption p.8–15
- Grégoire Nohon talks about …
- The masked chimpanzees p.17–23
- The tamtam ... p.24
All pictures and texts in the newsletter were developed by the WCF, who is owner of the copyrights and credits. You are welcome to use freely this material for non-commercial activities under the condition that the original content and aims are respected and the logo and name of WCF is highlighted.
For earlier newsletters please see below
April 2009: Yearly Education Report
March 2009: Liberia: “House of Freedom” Theatre Company with WCF

The Newsletter “Forest Wisdom” was distributed and met great interest

Dancers during the song “Don’t kill the chimpanzees”

Sometimes the road can be quite challenging….

One of the spectators explaining to the hunter why not to kill the chimpanzees
March 2009: School Theatre Company in Agban village near Banco NP with WCF


March 2009:WCF-team and visit of children in Banco NP


School Theatre Company in Attiécoubé village near Banco NP in March 2009
March 2009: Yearly Biominotoring Report
AFCS
Find here the information for the French WCF called "Association française pour les chimpanzés sauvages (AFCS)"
Trophée de femmes

On February 28th 2007, the Yves Rocher environmental foundation attributed its "Trophée de femmes" for the first time also in Switzerland. Hedwige Boesch, with her project for increased protection of the last remaining chimpanzee populations and the tropical rain forest, received the second prize. She offered the 5'000.00 FCH for projects of the "Wild Chimpanzee Foundation"
The "Zürcher Tierschutz" celebrated its 150the anniversary in October 2006!
On Friday 27th of October, after the performance of Janacek's "Das schlaue Füchslein" at the Zurich Opera, the "Zürcher Tierschutz" has invited to a Charity-Dinner on stage in favour of the declining populations of wild chimpanzees in tropical Africa.
Primatologists and founding members of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) Christophe and Hedwige Boesch were invited guests to this event.
"We are thrilled about this fabulous Charity-Dinner in favor of chimpanzees and honored to be able to speak on the dramatic situation of Great Apes during the dinner and again on Saturday October 28th at 7h30 pm, in a tent in front of the Opera House" said Hedwige Boesch (photo on top), managing director of the WCF.
In February 2007, the fabulous result of SFR 30'000 has been credited to the WCF and the whole WCF directory board sends heartful thanks to the Zürcher Tierschutz.
October 18, 2006:
In Germany the "Wild Chimpanzee Foundation-Germany e.V." has been founded.
In Germany the "Wild Chimpanzee Foundation-Germany e.V." has been founded.
The association is supporting all the WCF projects to increase protection for the last wild chimpanzee populations and their habitat, the tropical rain forest.
The association is registered under no: VA 4362:07.09.2006. Tax number is 230/141/03600 K06. It is a non-profit organisation and your donations can be tax deduced.
To support the WCF projects please send your donations to:
Commerzbank Leipzig
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation-Germany-e.V.
Konto Nr: 1137272 00
BLZ 860 400 00
IBAN: DE44 8604 0000 0113 7272 00
BIC: COBADEFFXXX
Thank you! http://www.wcf-germany.com/
All pictures and texts in the newsletter were developed by the WCF, who is owner of the copyrights and credits. You are welcome to use freely this material for non-commercial activities under the condition that the original content and aims are respected and the logo and name of WCF is highlighted.


