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Tune into The Diane Rehm Show
“Bonobos on the Brink of Extinction”
Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) president Sally Jewell Coxe joins Vanessa Woods, author of the new book Bonobo Handshake, and Richard Carroll of the World Wildlife Fund for an enlightening discussion about bonobos. The show examines lessons about bonobos and efforts to save them, revealing little known facts and the urgency of protecting these endangered great apes and their habitat in the Congo rainforest.
Listen to the archived recording here!
Special thanks to Diane Rehm and WAMU for raising awareness about bonobos on their Environmental Outlook series.
BCI Testifies on Behalf of Great Apes
The Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010 (H.R.4416) was introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congressman George Miller of California. A hearing on the bill took place on January 27, 2010 and BCI was there to testify! The hearing is archived on the Committee's website
Click here to watch the hearing
Urge your representative in Congress to vote in favor of this bill. Visit www.congress.org and click "Get Involved" to learn how to contact your congressman. Please act now-the great apes need our support.
BCI Receives Award in Copenhagen
The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) was recognized on December 16, 2009 during the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for its efforts to save a huge rainforest area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that harbors the endangered bonobo, a great ape most closely related to humans. [Read More]
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