Melanie Parker, Author at Primate Rescue Center

Celebrate ‘Chimpsgiving’ with BBC America’s Earth Marathon

by Melanie Parker | Nov 18, 2018 | News

On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, BBC America will give viewers a full day of chimp-focused programming including the premiere of Chimp Sanctuary at 9pm ET/PT, followed by Chimps of the Lost Gorge at 10pm ET/PT. Throughout the Thanksgiving weekend, BBC...

Idaho wildlife official resigns after killing baboon family

by Melanie Parker | Nov 18, 2018 | News

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A top Idaho wildlife official has resigned amid outrage over a photo of him posing with a baboon family he killed during a hunting trip Africa, ending days of turmoil for a state where big game hunting is popular but critics said the photo was seen...

‘Vast majority’ of NIH chimps to be moved to retirement sanctuary, agency says

by Melanie Parker | Oct 28, 2018 | News

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health plans to move the “vast majority” of its chimpanzees formerly used for research to a sanctuary in Louisiana, Director Francis Collins told STAT Thursday. “We do believe that chimpanzees should be moved to the retirement...

Fall 2018 PRC Intern Spotlight

by Melanie Parker | Oct 19, 2018 | Interns, Our People

Over the years, the Primate Rescue Center’s Internship Program has grown into an incredible teaching and learning opportunity for interested individuals from across the globe. Interns become immersed in nearly all daily tasks that occur at the sanctuary, learning...

Personality links with lifespan in chimpanzees

by Melanie Parker | Oct 14, 2018 | News

Drew M Altschul, William D Hopkins, Elizabeth S Herrelko, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, James E King, Stephen R Ross, Alexander Weiss School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Scottish Primate...