Chimps Integration
Successful Campaign Resulting in : No More Chimps in Solitary Confinement in Egyptian Governmental Zoos , Better Conditions for the Elephants. 17 September - 4 October 2011 - Integration of Chimps by: Hilda Tresz, Mandate of Jane Goodall Institute and Phoenix Zoo, Arizona.. Special thanks and appreciation to Daniella De Dunno, President of Jane Goodall Institute Onlus Italy, for following, helping and facilitating mission.
Pictures of Hilda Tresz, Mandate of Jane Goodall Institute and Phoenix Zoo, Arizona, first working day to integrate the chimps. Pictures taken at headquarters of Central Zoos, Giza Zoo, 2 pictures taken at African Safari Park (private facility).
Group 1 integration in Giza Zoo
Group 2 integration in Giza Zoo
Group 3 integration in Alex Zoo
Presentations about Basic Husbandry and Behaviour Enrichment, by Hilda Tresz were held at: a. Giza Zoo, b. Cultural Center Opera House, and c. Alexandria Zoo.
Basic husbandry and behavioral enrichment – power point presentations (all will be uploaded shortly, english and arabic text)
1. Contra freeloading (teaching animals how to work for their food as opposed to being bored and inactive all day)
2. Substrate use (addressing the importance of having materials covering the bare, unyielding surface of cages) both for the sake of the animals as well as for the visitors by creating exhibits that pleasing to the human eye
3. Browse (the benefit of providing plant materials and how to cultivate them even in desert climate such as in Phoenix).
4. The elephant presentation addresses some new ways of creating healthy environments and better care of elephants
All presentations were translated to arabic by team of volunteers and Animal Advocates who believe in awareness, credit goes to: Professor Dr. Kohar Garo, Doctor Yasser Adel Hanafi Osman, students of Professor Dr. Kohar Garo; Jihad Kamal and Ahmed Osman, Mark Magdy, Vet Faculty, and Dina Zulfikar. Dr. Yasser Adel Hanafi Osman, was responsible for all presentations, and was in charge of the timing, translation, data show, ..etc.. at the Cairo Opera House.
b. Cultuaral Center, Opera House
pictures before, during and after the presentations held on the 26th and 27th of September 2011.
data and pictures about presentations on the 26th of September, 2011
Summary:
NO MORE CHIMPS IN SOLITARY CONFIEMENT IN GOVERNMENTAL ZOOS OF EGYPT, thank you to Chairperson of GOVS, Military General Osama Selim, Central Zoos Director Dr. Fatma Tammam, , and Alexandria Zoo Director Dr. Eiman, pls. send email to thank them and encourage them : attention of Dr. Fatma Tammam zoogiza@hotmail.com HUGE THANK YOU TO HILDA TRESZ, Mandate of JGI and Phoenix Zoo Arizona, HUGE THANK YOU TO DANIELLA DE DUNNOR, President of JGI Onlus Italy, for following up and facilitating mission, HUGE THANK YOU TO PHONIX ZOO Director and sponsors, HUGE THANK YOU TO Jane Good Institute for making this happen. HUGE THANK YOU TO ANIMAL PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORTED THE CAUSE.
Jane Goodall Institute and Phoenix Zoo Arizona , mandate Hilda Tresz, the
behavior specialist arrived to Cairo on the 16th according to pre set
arrangements with General Organization of Veterinary Services and Central Zoos,
which was coordinated by civil society, which I had the honor to represent according to the ministerial decree #804 year 2011.
Presentations and workshops subject: Basic Husbandry and behavioral enrichment
was held at the Cairo Opera House, Cultural Center on the 26th and 27th of
September, from 6-8pm, and held in Alex Zoo from 28 September to October 4th.. see the substrates, bedding of the chimps, they are now enjoying..
Huge thank you to sincere AWAR members who supported the cause and to ALL ANIMAL PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS in Egypt and outside Egypt who supported the cause.. yes, we have waited long, but have always kept the pressure on, and, finally here we are.
Huge thank you to Chairperson of General Organization of Veterinary Services
Military General and Doctor Osama Selim, for making this happen.
Huge thank you to Director of Central Zoos, Dr. Fatma Tammam, huge thank you to Dr. Eiman, Director of Alex Zoo and the management
and staff of Central Zoos for making this happen and for cooperating with Jane
Goodall Institute and Phoenix Zoo Mandate Hilda Tresz.
Dina
Good news is:
No more chimps in solitary confinement
. for the first time the 3 baby chimps Misho, Bobo, Loza were introduced to adult chimps Ingi and Prince, and now we have mother, father and children.
. Kuku the chimp which was sent to solitary confinement to Fayoum May 2010 to vacant space for the Orangutans is back to Giza Zoo to be grouped with Mouza, the tumor chimp who was also held in solitary confinement since March 2010.
. Oscar and Fatouta which were sent to Alex Zoo, are now grouped with the single chimp in Alex zoo Meshmesh, forming a bachelor group. This took place from 28 Sept to 4th of October 2011
. A sign would be made outside the enclosure of Kuku and Mouza stating the meaning of: chimps are just like humans, this chimp Mouza had benign tumor and is being treated, she should see the light and be displayed and have a mate, a chimp, as chimps live in groups.
. The Elephants: it was agreed to implement the following: bringing one meter sand in all elephant enclosures, walking them, taking them to bath in the lake, food hang up in a puzzle way and not in the floors and from keeper to the elephants trunk! Many substrates!!!!
Families and groups are made successfully thanks to Hilda Tresz and Zoo
Management and Staff.
Complete recommendations were agreed on for the elephants at Central Zoos.
Orangutans enclosure will be completely finished within 3 days from today.
Press Covering
Ahram Egyptian Newspaper covering the news of Alexandria Zoo, chimps integration group 3
http://www.ahram.org.eg/Al-Ahram-Files/News/106913.aspx
Bikya Masr:
http://bikyamasr.com/44337/no-more-chimps-in-egypt-zoos-solitary-confinement/
World Animal Day:
http://worldanimalday.org.uk/2011_events.asp?region=Africa
Quaker Concern For Animals UK
http://quaker-animals.co.uk/?p=2903
World Animal Day - Events Report 2011 - Africa
http://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/2011/AFRICA/EventsReport.asp
India - KERALA news covering integration of chimps in Alexandria Zoo
http://ekerala.net/videos/Alexandria-Chimpanzee-178.AVI/central%20Cairo/watch/0/IJrFLLMXYoM.html
All over the world covering the positive changes in Governmental Zoos of Egypt in relation to Chimps
