


Milla’s Gaze
Despite our meager attempts to enrich their time in the 100 square meter two-story rebar cage, one still knew that these four chimpanzees’ circumstances were not sustainable. At each end of the cage are two concrete block houses with barred windows and iron doors. The...
Meeting Jane, Meeting Milla
My first step from the warm sand on the beach at Kigoma was into an insanely crowded water taxi – not exactly an aquatic Uber — a 16-foot glorified wooden rowboat. I squeezed through women and kids, huge pots and color sacks of rice, sugar and tea; I carried cameras,...
Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old
Viewed from across social media, it would be easy to think chimp sanctuaries are a bunch of super cute rescued baby chimps, all perfectly sized to be cuddled and bottle fed, but the reality is far different. At Chimfunshi there is a wide mix of young and old, and even...