MP calls for primate pet ban in UK
Source: BBC News An MP is calling for a ban on keeping primates as pets after seeing the condition of rescued animals. South East Cornwall MP Sheryll Murray is set to introduce a Ten Minute Rule motion in the Commons on 18 January calling for a ban. Mrs Murray said she visited the Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary, near [...]
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WWF – using film to inspire conservation
28. August 2011
By Francesca Wakefield In celebration of their 50th Anniversary, the World Wide Fund for Nature has released a short film that they hope might inspire a new generation to care about conservation. Written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by the BAFTA winning Charles Sturridge, the seven minute film – Astonish Me – stars Bill Nighy and [...]
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PASA rehab strategies help orphaned apes to recover from bushmeat traumas
13. June 2011
PASA rehab strategies help orphaned apes to recover psychologically from bushmeat traumas and could be a reason that success rates are so high in PASA reintroductions.
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One Laptop Per Child receives an update
16. January 2011
Revealed at last week’s CES 2011 show in Las Vegas (International Consumer Electronics Show) – OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) demonstrated their new laptop, aptly named the XO 1.75 (not quite 2.0, but getting there). The Great Primate Handshake currently use the older XO model to explore ways in which educational materials can be distrubuted to [...]
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Regional Digital Hero Award Winners – Thank you for your votes
24. October 2010
Update: Thank you to everyone who voted for Alasdair and Laurence to win a 2010 Digital Hero award. It is with great delight that we can announce that they scooped the Regional Award! The Primate Handshake will be awarded £5000 towards its primate conservation expeditions and projects across Africa. With such a fantastic award fund, both [...]
Continue reading...Debate: Conservation Business or Volunteers?
10. September 2010
If an organisation has a business structure its efficiency will increase ten fold. Growing funds is the prime objective, so less productive procedures will fall at the waste side. If a commercial conservancy is run to get income via the tourist trade it will make sure its gift shops and extras are up to scratch [...]
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Voice your opinion on current primate issues
25. August 2010
Every Friday, The Great Primate Handshake will be submitting a question for discussion. This question will relate to current topics concerning conservation. It is hoped that through your involvement, the Handshake website can become a platform for informative discussion on current and future conservation topics. We need your views and opinions.
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New Photo Galleries Released
5. August 2010
After an extended development time and a wonderful contribution of fantastic photographs from Great Primate Handshake volunteers, we are happy to annouce that our new photograph section is now live. Over the next few weeks we will start to build up each gallery, populating them with photographs from past (and current) expeditions. The Kenyan Handshake Expedition [...]
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Day 22 – Kasiisi Wildlife Club and Handshakers
24. July 2010
Today the education and web team went to Kassisi School, where their wildlife club was holding ctivities – and the Primate Handshake had the opportunity to be part of them. We arrived at 10am, and after a quick meeting with the teachers and organizers of the event to arrange last minute details, we joined the [...]
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Teaching a wildlife lesson in a Ugandan school!!
24. July 2010
Today the education team, Suzanne, Abbie, Jade and Ellie, went to Kasiisi School to teach a conservation lesson as part of the schools wildlife club. We were joined by Ben and Natasha from the video team, so they could make a documentary of our day. Rehmat, Alex and Kiera from the web team came to take [...]
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20. January 2012
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