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Mining by China Fuels Great Ape Trafficking from Guinea
The extraction of Guinea’s large mineral wealth by China is being used as a smoke screen for the illegal trafficking of great apes from the continent say UN conservationists. As China continues to push its economic development, precious resources in some of the most remote corners of Guinea are being pumped out of the country […]
Posted in: Organised crime
Primates in Peril
October 17, 2012
It makes for bleak reading but 25 species of primates are on the brink of extinction because of destructive human activity. The stark warning comes following a report published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature at the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity in the Indian city of Hyderabad. Six of the severely […]
Posted in: Protect our rainforests
Astronomers discover a real gem
October 13, 2012
There was great excitement from the women in the newsroom yesterday after the word diamond was uttered in the morning meeting. A science story that had mystery as well as glamour. Scientists have discovered a new planet which is largely made out of these precious gems. The rocky planet called ’55 Cancri e’ orbits a sun-like […]
Posted in: would you believe?!
Returning to the life of an Urban Primate
October 9, 2012
It’s been almost four months since I put a finger to keyboard to publish anything on whogivesamonkeys. Although it doesn’t feel that long I can hardly believe it’s October. I’m pleased to announce I’ve started my new job as Science Reporter on Channel 4 News although I have yet to actually cover a science story. For […]
Posted in: A new beginning.....
The End of My African Adventure – Day 95
June 5, 2012
Today I have spent the day calling, texting, emailing and frantically seeing people who have made my last three months some of the best of my life. I had no idea what to expect before I left London in March and I could never have predicted what an adventure this was going to be. I […]
Posted in: My African Adventure
Return to Ngamba Island – Day 94
June 5, 2012
It was a spontaneous trip and I wasn’t even sure I was going to be able to go, but on Monday I managed to crowbar in a visit to Ngamba Island on Lake Victoria to see the wonderful staff who looked after me so well and the chimps I filmed two years ago. The speedboat […]
Posted in: My African Adventure
Balance – Day 93
June 5, 2012
Balance has two meanings here in Uganda. The first is an expression used by people who want change after handing over money, “My balance please?” The second is the universal meaning of the word, a state of equilibrium. On Sunday night I experienced both meanings of the word very liberally. At 6pm I was due […]
Posted in: My African Adventure
Sightseeing – Days 89 and 90
June 1, 2012
It’s exactly three months today since I arrived in Uganda. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone and that my adventure is nearing an end. I have had the most incredible trip that has shown me the best side of human nature from kindness to generosity and love to the worse side driven […]
Posted in: My African Adventure
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