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Two months since Young’s Hill

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Today marks the two month anniversary of the opening of Young’s Hill. Coincidentally it was also volunteer Katelyn’s birthday, so we did have a small party for the chimps. It was only later that I realized we could have also considered it the anniversary party! Here’s some (hopefully) never before seen pictures of the first day on Young’s Hill. I can’t believe it has already been two months! In just that short amount of time we’ve seen the chimps grow more and more comfortable on the hill, and I expect that when next summer rolls around (and all the snow is gone!) they will stay for hours and hours basking in the sun and looking up at the open sky. I watched the KOMO news story again today, and it still warms my heart. It was such an amazing, emotional, and remarkable day.

Annie giving Missy a reassuring kiss

Missy playing chase with Negra

Annie

Burrito

Foxie

Jamie

Jody

Missy

Negra

Tags: animal protection, animal rescue, Animal Welfare, Annie, Burrito, chimp, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, primate protection, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, Burrito, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 6 Comments »

A rarity

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

I’m pretty sure our camera was experiencing cuteness overload on Halloween. The following is a clip of some more of that cuteness I caught just before letting the chimps into the Playroom for their party. Jody and Negra rarely play, and certainly not with each other, so not only was it super cute, but it was a rare sight to see too!

Tags: Animal Welfare, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Jody, Negra, Play, Sanctuary
Posted in Jody, Negra, Play, Sanctuary | 5 Comments »

The Great Pumpkin

Monday, October 31st, 2011

As Diana mentioned in a blog post from earlier, Jamie and I share a birthday today! I can’t think of a better way to spend my Hallo-birthday than by throwing a party for Jamie and the rest of the Cle Elum Seven!

We have a lot of folks to thank for making today’s party a huge success. Robbi & Dick Brown and Tamela donated a lot of fun new toys and decorations, and volunteers Steph and Katelyn brought some new things with them today as well. We also want to thank Deborah G., Barbara B., Jessica K., Tamela, and Jeani G. for donating towards Jamie’s big celebration today! And of course we can’t forget all of Jamie’s Chimpanzee Pals: Cherie Breaux & Robert Bochnik; Kathy Carlson; Candy Crannell; GFWC Cascade Woman’s Club; Debbie Kray; Pam Lehnert & Marc Warner; KC McCarthy; Jackie Mulanax & Brad McNeice; Debra Redwine; Pam Reid; Kathleen Roan; Tony Silvia; Nicole Sturn; and Jackson Walkden-Brown.

Steph and Katelyn brought with them a giant pumpkin, with Jamie’s named carved in it (and the “J” was made into a boot!) The following photos are of the Great Pumpkin (as I’ve decided to call it).

Jamie with her pumpkin:

Jody was the first to dig in:

Negra joined in:

Missy asking Jody if she can share, Jody giving her a reassuring kiss:

Jody and Foxie (Missy in the background):

At one point Burrito was working on the pumpkin all by himself:

So much happened today that I’m pretty sure there will be more Hallo-birthday photos and videos posted tomorrow!

Tags: animal protection, Animal Welfare, Burrito, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, party, Sanctuary
Posted in Burrito, Food, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, party, Sanctuary, Thanks | 15 Comments »

Today’s choices

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Today the day started out kinda rainy and so the chimps stayed in the front rooms while we cleaned the playroom. I caught an unusual duo wrestling—Negra and Annie! Annie does not always play with folks other than her best friend Missy, and Negra doesn’t play as often as the other chimps. So it was really awesome to see the two of them engaging in so much fun. I wasn’t able to get a lot of good video of it, but I did catch a brief snippet.

Later in the day the sun was out and Young’s Hill was the place to be. Everyone but Negra came out at one point, and even after Burrito went back inside the other girls hung out for a bit longer. It was great to see five chimps out on the hill all at once. In the last piece of this video, you’ll be able to see all five in the same shot.

Tomorrow we’re celebrating Jamie’s birthday on Halloween. It’s not too late to donate to make her party really great!

Tags: Animal Welfare, Annie, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Play, primate protection, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, Foxie, Jamie, Jody, Missy, Negra, Play, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 4 Comments »

See you tonight!

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Tonight is the Out of the Box gala auction! This is going to be a phenomenal event with so many different things to bid on. There’s going to be a multitude of items in the silent auction, including impressive and beautiful handmade art pieces, great deals on local restaurants and other businesses, and amazing wine packages. The live auction features tons of fun getaways and even a private tour of the sanctuary. Buy a raffle ticket to get a chance to win a live auction item of your choice! You can also contribute by adopting a caregiver, and help sustain the sanctuary’s operating costs at the Do it Now board. I’m really excited and hope you are too!

This year’s Fund-a-Need item is probably our most important item yet. We want to open an on-site medical clinic, so that in case the chimps need medical care, they will get to wake up next to family. Do it for Negra!

And don’t forget about the online auction, which opened up for bidding this morning! It will just go until Sunday, so hurry up and place your bids quick! This is a great way for long-distance supporters to take part in the Out of the Box auction. (And for local attendees, too—there’s items available online that won’t be available tonight!)

Negra on Young's Hill

Tags: Animal Welfare, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Fundraising, Negra, primate protection, Sanctuary, seattle
Posted in Auction, Events, Fundraising, Negra, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 2 Comments »

First few days out

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

I know all our regular blog readers have been waiting to see some more video of the chimps out on Young’s Hill. If you haven’t yet, watch this video from KOMO News that shows their first moments out (but have some tissue close by!) This montage is of highlights from the following days. Enjoy!

Tags: animal protection, animal rescue, animal rights, Animal Welfare, Annie, Burrito, chimp, chimp enrichment, chimpanzee, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, enrichment, Jamie, Missy, Negra, Play, primate protection, rescue, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Annie, Burrito, Caregivers, Chimpanzee Behavior, enrichment, Food, Jamie, Missy, Negra, Play, Sanctuary, Young's Hill | 18 Comments »

Missy

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

So far Missy is the star of Young’s Hill. She is completely at home out there and already has her favorite spots picked out. There’s the two structures connected by a fire hose ladder at the top of the hill, which provide a great vantage point:

Then when she needs to rest in the shade, she heads down to the hammock:

Many of you already know that Missy loves to jump. She’s already discovered the best place for that:

We’ve been putting out forages on the hill each morning to entice some of the more hesitant chimps to venture out. Negra came out three times this morning and even did some lounging under one of the platforms. Jody is still too scared to go out, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been able to enjoy the forages. This morning, we watched Missy walk bipedally down the hill with her arms full of food. When she got to the greenhouse, she dumped it all in the front of Jody and took only one piece for herself. Jody was very pleased.

Tags: chimpanzee, Missy, Negra, northwest, rescue, Sanctuary, young's hill
Posted in Missy, Negra, Young's Hill | 18 Comments »

Sunflowers

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

It’s that time of year again! It’s been a pretty cloudy, raining day here at the sanctuary, so I gave the chimps a little something from the garden to brighten up the day. The chimps really seem to enjoy picking all the petals off and then munching on the seeds. Burrito and Foxie weren’t too into it, but everyone else was pretty excited. I wasn’t able to get a good picture of Jody because she quickly took hers inside to munch on in her nest- smart woman!

Jamie:

Missy:

Negra under her blanket:

Annie:

Tags: Annie, chimpanzee, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Jamie, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary
Posted in Annie, enrichment, Jamie, Missy, Negra, Sanctuary | 7 Comments »

Negra’s style of play

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Negra plays slower and less frequent than the other chimps. Missy and Foxie are very playful and active, but they slow down to Negra’s speed when she decides to engage in play with them.

Tags: animal protection, animal rescue, Animal Welfare, chimp, chimpanzee, chimpanzee rescue, chimpanzee retirement, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Foxie, Missy, Negra, Play, primate protection, Sanctuary
Posted in Foxie, Missy, Negra, Play, Sanctuary | 7 Comments »

Contentment

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

I just read this quote: “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” –Epicurus

I’m pretty sure Negra would agree:

Tags: chimp enrichment, chimpanzee retirement, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Cle Elum Seven, csnw, Negra, nesting, Sanctuary
Posted in Negra, nesting, Sanctuary | 9 Comments »

Welcome to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest's blog! The sanctuary is currently home to seven chimpanzees released from biomedical research. This group, the Cle Elum Seven, arrived at the sanctuary on June 13, 2008. We post photos, stories, videos and more to this blog almost everyday, so visit often! Also, visit us on social networking sites (see links below).