What can be done to help preserve chimpanzees?
A. Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzee Collaboratory cite important changes that are needed to help chimpanzees. We must preserve their habitat in Africa and eliminate the demand for chimpanzees by both abolishing their use in biomedical research and prohibiting the use of chimpanzees in entertainment where they are often abused and degraded. We must also prohibit private ownership of chimpanzees. A baby chimpanzee often starts as a loved family member, but as an adolescent may be locked in a cage or shipped to a research facility when the owners can no longer care for him or her. By increasing our understanding of chimpanzees, we can help to save them.
