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Projet HELP

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Les chimpanzés

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Une espèce en danger

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Habitat, Ecologie et Liberté des Primates

BACKGROUND

In 1989, Aliette JAMART, a French national, living at the time in Pointe Noir (Republic of Congo), made the courageous decision to help chimpanzees and other primates living in deplorable conditions in the local Pointe Noire Zoo. She opened her home to the primates. She said that "Once you hold a chimpanzee in your arms, it’s impossible to forget such an experience. ".

Very soon afterwards, primates orphaned due to illegal hunting joined the first residents. However, just taking in primates was and still is not sufficient. The illegal trafficking of primates must be halted and the forest must be protected.

On February 15, 1990, Aliette JAMART made her work with primates official by founding HELP Congo.

In 1991, the Congolese government provided HELP with three forested islands in Conkouati laguna, located approximately 180 km north of Pointe Noire. This donation marked the creation of the Conkouati Sanctuary.

In November 1996, five chimpanzees were set free in a zone known as the "Triangle", a forested area within the Conkouati-Douli National Park. This zone was generously provided by the Congolese government. This activity represents the first ever release of a group of chimpanzees into their natural environment.

After 1996, additional chimpanzees releases were regularly carried out. The released primates and their offspring, reintroduced into the zone were equipped with electronic emission collars so they could be tracked on a daily basis.

Since 2000, HELP Congo has also set up additional programmes including:
- education of the local population
- creation of a pilot plantation
- primate habitat research missions...

In 2004, Aliette Jamart created the "bivouac" concept. The young, rescued chimpanzees are placed directly into the forest zone so as to habituate them as rapidly as possible to their future living environment, but with human presence for their feeding and for their physical security.

En 2004, Aliette Jamart initie le principe du "bivouac". Les tout jeunes chimpanzés recueillis sont placés en pleine forêt pour s’habituer le plus rapidement possible à leur futur habitat, mais avec une présence humaine pour le nourrissage et leur sécurité physique.