Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue and Protection
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 2019
Chimp Orphan Rejoices When Greeted With Hugs
July 2019
Inside Africa
September 10, 2017
New Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Liberia 
Free The Apes

EXCERPT FROM 'RESCUING LADYBUGS' BOOK

... Matooke [chimpanzee] changed my life and the life of my husband. He sealed the deal. We were clearly on a path to work with wildlife at the time, but he made it all crystal clear. After knowing him, whenever I saw pictures of little chimp faces in tiny metal boxes in research labs, I saw him. He made all the experiments on animals real. There was no question in either of our minds that we had to act on our love for him, to help others. It was a true epiphany, and there was no turning back once it happened.
                                                                                                                                                                                       ​- Jenny Desmond
Full Book Excerpt
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Jennifer Skiff is the author of Rescuing Ladybugs and an award-winning journalist who has traveled the globe as a correspondent for CNN for more than a decade. She is passionate about animals and their welfare, and serves as a trustee, adviser, and spokesperson for charities around the world while working with lawmakers to create positive change. Find out more about her work at JenniferSkiff.com.
Excerpted from the book Rescuing Ladybugs. Copyright ©2018 by Jennifer Skiff. Printed with permission from New World Library — www.newworldlibrary.com.
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Jim and Jenny Desmond with rescued chimpanzees.
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Jenny Desmond is a surrogate 'mom' to the orphaned chimps
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July 15, 2017
Rescued Chimps Get a Second Chance
Their Turn
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June 19, 2017
Orphaned Baby Chimps Find Refuge
​Their Turn
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April 4, 2017
Liberia's Chimpanzee Rescue
David Korte Photographs
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July 31, 2017
Rescued Chimps Get a Second Chance
Our Compass
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October 31, 2016
New Liberian Law Empowers GRASP and UN Partners to Save Chimpanzee 
​GRASP
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Chimp Is Orphaned When Poacher Kills Mom, But Couple Saves The Baby By Bringing Her To Sanctuary
​Little Things
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July 17 2016
Liberia's lab chimps have hope, one year on from New York Blood Center abandonment 
Stuff

The Desmonds

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Fall 2017
A Rescue Mission
Tufts Cummings Veterinary Medicine
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October 17, 2017
U.S. couple took in Africa 17 baby monkeys-the orphanage of chimpanzees
Turkey Telegraph
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June 28, 2017
Nemley Junior: chimp rescued from traffickers dies
BBC
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June 19, 2017
Orphaned Baby Chimps Find Refuge
Their Turn

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July 17,  2016
Champions of the Chimpanzees
Press Reader
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​January 13, 2016
In Liberia, Coming to the Rescue of Chimps Abandoned by NY Blood Center
​HSUS Wayne Pacelle's Blog

Princess
The rescue dog who comforts ... everyone
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September 8, 2016
Dog Brings Comfort To Lonely Baby Chimpanzees Who Have Lost Their Families
Heart of Pets
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November 17, 2015
Pit Bull Saved From Death Row Now Helps His Owners Rescue Wildlife 
The Dodo

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September 2, 2016
Dog Comforts Lonely Chimps Who’ve Lost Their Families
The Dodo
August 16, 2015
Dog Rescues Galaxy of Stranded Starfish 
Care2

Island Chimps
New York Blood Center Abandons Chimps Used In Their Lab
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June 6, 2017
These Lab Chimpanzees Are Getting a Second Lease on Life
Live Science
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May 31, 2017
Resolution At Last For New York Blood Center Chimps In Liberia
Jane Goodall

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May 30, 2017
Lab Chimps Left to Die on an Island Are Finally Getting Help
Motherboard
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December 1, 2016
On the Frontline: Saving Liberia’s Forgotten Chimpanzees
Medium
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October 7, 2016
Abandoned Research Animals Get New Lease On Life
Opposing Views
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September 9, 2016
What to do about Liberia’s island colony of abandoned lab chimps?
The Conversation
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September 5,  2016
Rescuers Help Abandoned Chimps Used in Medical Experiments
Today
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June 13, 2016
Planet of the Apes: Who’s responsible for the abandoned lab chimps left in Liberia?
Independent
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March 3,  2016
Chimp Abandoned On Island Makes A Very Special Friend
The Dodo
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February 17,  2016
Chimp  Abandoned On Island Welcomes Rescuers With Open Arms
The Dodo
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January 13, 2016
In Liberia, Coming to the Rescue of Chimps Abandoned by NY Blood Center
Humane Society 
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December 24, 2015
The tragic story of Liberia's research Chimpanzees 
Africa News
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December 23, 2015
Fresh start for Liberian chimpanzees used for medical tests
Reuters

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November 8,  2015
Boat Loads of Food Shared by Hungry Chimpanzees Abandoned by NY Blood Center
Care2
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Undated
Chimps exploited for research and left for dead
​PASA
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​May 7,  2015
Stranded on Liberia's lab chimp islands
BBC