Posts by Sarah
Last chance for sharin’ the love
I KNOW you have a secret crush on someone, and you want to confess to them via an inscription on a fence post at the sanctuary. Or maybe you reject traditional gender roles and think that boys like Burrito should have jewelry on Valentine’s Day too. Or perhaps you just really love the chimps and…
Read MoreMeet the humans
Around here we all rightfully view the chimpanzees as the stars of the show. But behind the scenes there are some amazing and wonderful humans who make every day go smoothly and safely. I’m so proud of our team and all they do for the chimps. You can see by the human faces in these…
Read MoreChimp Love
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and we’ll be launching a new holiday store with fun Valentine’s Day presents for the chimps soon! To get you in the mood, here are a few sweet photos of chimp-lovin from over the years.
Read MoreWorld Champs!
Random fact about me: I am an obsessive St. Louis Cardinals fan, and I was beside myself when they won the World Series this year. This is a little belated, but we have a fabulous volunteer named Laura who made some awesome enrichment for the chimps to celebrate the Cards today! Gotta take inspiration for…
Read MoreGetting ready for Thanksgiving
We’re planning the menu for Thursday’s dinner! It’ll definitely include Field Roast deliciousness. If you’d like to help sponsor the feast, please donate now. We’ll thank you in the blog post on Thursday and will email the first 5 donors a special photo of the party. And if you’d like to share your ideas on…
Read MoreIn other news (and what you can do)…
There is a whole lot going on in the world of chimps right now! Here are a few highlights for your further reading, education, and advocacy: Scientific American just published an editorial calling for an end to biomedical experimentation on chimpanzees. The editors reference a study conducted in part here at CSNW demonstrating that chimpanzees…
Read MoreMore Young’s Hill Progress
The welders (and JB) have been hard at work yesterday and today putting in the raceway and gate to Young’s Hill. It feels just a little more real now that all the steel is coming together! The red steel in the first picture below is the tunnel that will connect the current outdoor area (greenhouse)…
Read More1095
Here’s a special message that CSNW Board Member Bruce Wagman shared with the team today. 1095. That’s how many days it’s been since the Seven brought us all together. We silly humans mark things in years and that’s a good thing for some purposes, but probably for our Cle Elum nonhuman family, the diurnal cycle…
Read MoreFoxie nest
It was a rainy gloomy day today so I put a video on for the chimps to watch. Foxie, Negra, Annie, and Burrito were all watching at one point or another. I noticed that Foxie was “nesting” with her trolls so I thought I’d grab a few blankets to see if she wanted them. She…
Read MoreChecking out what’s to come
Yesterday JB took off two greenhouse panels so that the chimps can see what’s going on up on Young’s Hill. They’ve been watching the trucks bring gravel, the bobcat go up and down the driveway, and the lumber arriving, but up until yesterday they couldn’t see where it was all going. Annie and Jody looked…
Read MoreGood morning Negra
Free-living chimpanzees make their sleeping nests out of branches in the treetops. At CSNW, the chimps have a few more options. Here’s a private view of what Negra used to make her nest last night. Note the peanut shells – remnants of her favorite treat!
Read MoreMissy on Facebook
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Missy color before, but today she marched over to a box of crayons sitting on the platform, carried them to a goodie bag, pulled a coloring book out, peeled two crayons, and started to color. “Like” Missy on Facebook and you can see the pics!
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