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Gift Card Sales COVID-19 has had an Details TBD effect on ACE fundraising this year too. November 14 So the ACE board 2020 Calendar General Meeting evaluated the possibility and Election of new of taking some funds July 25 board members from our General Fund Board and General Place and time TBD account and asking the members for approval. Meeting December 1 Also ACE members were Place and time TBD made aware of the All members are welcome Georgia Gives Day situation and asked if they

Details TBD wanted to donate for this September 25 cause. Apes in the Arts Inspire Aerial Arts The COVID-19 Crisis 6:30 - 8:30 PM Campaign ended on June 20, 2020, raising a total October-November of $3,400. The members Yankee Candle Sales voted to include $4,000 from General Fund with Details TBD the campaign donations. October 19, 2020 ACE Helps Members voted Gorilla Golf Conservation overwhelmingly to send The Oaks Golf Course Groups Hurt by $7,400 to PASA (Pan Covington, GA African Sanctuary (Flyer is attached.) COVID-19 Alliance) to help several great ape groups in the October 25 COVID-19 pandemic has Alliance, including Board meeting badly effected non-profit Tacugama Chimpanzee Place and time TBD groups working in Africa Sanctuary who had All members are welcome. and Indonesia. Several contacted us for support groups ACE has too. The funds will help supported in the past provide urgently needed

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for the animals and several species of apes research by Gene Todd. crucial salaries for the will likely be extinct in The article was written caregivers bravely risking the very near future. prior to the COVID-19 their lives to protect these Crisis Campaign, but it animals. Members of ACE hope to will give more raise awareness of the information about who ACE thanks all of the plight of the great apes those emergency funds members who supported and support for their will help. We realize that this crisis emergency conservation. ACE the charts are very small campaign. Your conducts fundraising in the newsletter. If you generosity and caring has activities from which would like to see larger made it possible to 100% of profits will be charts, please contact provide help for distributed to Jane Barron. PASA Member Wildlife conservation groups internationally Centers Across Africa hurting at this time. recognized organizations Thank you. that work in the animals’ VISION: homelands of Africa and The goal of PASA is to Indonesia to save these be an invaluable resource  animals from extinction for primate sanctuaries and conserve their native throughout Africa. habitats. Recognizing the intrinsic value that wildlife

Since the founding of sanctuaries provide as a ACE in 2006, we have nexus of long term researched, voted and commitment to given financial donations enforcement of wildlife to several non-profit laws, animal welfare and conservation of wild groups working in the primates, we will Spotlighting wild to save great apes. The Pan African advocate for our member Our research has not only Sanctuary Alliance Non-Profit sanctuaries on these and made us aware of (PASA), the largest other relevant issues and Groups ACE conservation groups association of wildlife provide a readily supporting great apes centers in Africa, includes Supports accessible international and habitat, but has given 23 wildlife centers in 13 communication network us first hand information African countries. Our The mission statement of for these members. of the situation on the members are securing a Ape Conservation Effort PASA's programs will ground. This column will future for Africa's is as follows: evolve with the threats be sharing information primates by working to that face African primates about the wonderful work stop the illegal trade of Ape Conservation Effort, and the needs of our the non-profit groups are wildlife, rescuing, Inc. (ACE), a 501c3 non- members. We will doing. We have made rehabilitating, and profit corporation, is continuously seek friends in these reintroducing orphans of comprised of volunteer creative solutions to organizations. Several the trade, protecting wild members who share a provide our members have given presentations primate populations and passion for animals and a with the best tools to to us in Atlanta, and their habitats, and commitment to saving the promote long term many continue to reach educating and great apes (bonobos, success in the fight to out to us for financial empowering chimpanzees, gorillas, protect and care for support and friendship. communities. and orangutans). All of Africa's primates. the great ape species are The first organization to endangered in the wild. We will accomplish this highlight is PASA. Most In the absence of effective while maintaining of the below information protection of habitat, PASA's Culture of Trust was taken from the PASA scientists predict that and Caring. We will Annual Report 2019 and out this threat to primates' to the wild will live in a Action Africa, a PASA survival. vast protected area. member. follow PASA's Code of ► Projet Protection des Values which includes Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, Gorilles-Congo (PPG), a Veterinary professionals transparency, a PASA member in PASA member in Congo, from PASA's member collaboration, fairness, Malawi, has developed has created a Federation wildlife centers across competence, humility and the groundbreaking, of Village Associations Africa attended the respect both internally highly effective Wildlife which is comprised of 23 workshop to share ideas, with our member Crime Investigation Unit villages and includes troubleshoot problems, sanctuaries and in our (WCIU). The WCIU is 20,000 people living in and set a foundation for relationships with producing measurable the periphery of a PASA's new, supporters, governments, results in arresting national park. The multifaceted veterinary and non-governmental traffickers and reducing Federation strengthens capacity-building organizations. wildlife crime throughout these communities and program. The next Malawi. Since 2017, the amplifies their Veterinary Workshop is DISRUPTING WCIU has helped put conservation efforts to scheduled for 2021 at WILDLIFE CRIMES: over 120 traffickers preserve the forest. Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Now more than ever behind bars. In 2019, ► Aliette Jamart and the Sanctuary in Kenya. before, wildlife PASA was able to help HELP Congo staff trafficking threatens the Lilongwe serve as a worked closely with survival of great apes and resource. As other PASA communities and the monkeys throughout members sought to set up Republic of Congo Africa. With thousands similar approaches to government to create the of gorillas, chimpanzees wildlife crime in their National Park of photo by PASA and other African areas, Lilongwe experts Conkouati-Doula. 2019 Veterinary Workshop primates killed annually were able to share data for bushmeat, the exotic and best practices. ENSURING A HIGH A VOICE FOR THE pet trade and ceremonial STANDARD OF VOICELESS: body parts, PASA and the PRESERVING WILD CARE: CITES, a global treaty Alliance are striving PLACES: All PASA members which regulates harder to stamp out the PASA members provide a undergo a rigorous international trade in illegal wildlife trade safe haven for Africa's accreditation process endangered species, held across Africa. primates while at the which involves an its 2019 conference in same time protecting extensive review of Geneva. The conference Obstacles to combating natural habitat so that conservation programs, was marked by wildlife crime include more primates may animal care, and strengthened protections low governmental remain wild. In 2019, we organizational for wildlife and prioritization in some saw three big wins in this sustainability. This is a opportunities to build areas, lack of capacity in area: cornerstone of PASA's stronger worldwide customs and border ► Lola ya Bonobo, a work to support a vibrant, networks to defend security, and disconnects PASA member in D.R. high-caliber community animals in peril. between law enforcement Congo, collaborated with of primate rescue centers. and other agencies. We Province of Equateur, But it doesn't stop once a Our Executive Director, are striving to make new Rainforest Trust, and wildlife center joins the Gregg Tully, proudly partnerships and Congolese communities Alliance. In fact, represented the Alliance strengthen our existing to establish Ekolo ya building capacity within during the conference. relationships with these Bonobo as a community our members is a core On behalf of PASA, he agencies to fight wildlife forest reserve. Ekolo ya function. In March 2019 signed onto statements crime. By connecting the Bonobo now has 120,000 we underscored our speaking out for stronger dots in the wildlife trade acres of conserved commitment to this with a animal protection. His supply chain, we can rainforest. Lola staff Veterinary Workshop in attendance laid the change the way wildlife have been working for Yaounde, Cameroon groundwork for building centers and governments over two years to ensure partnering with Ape relationships between partner together to stamp that bonobos reintroduced PASA and donors, leverage PASA's greatest government officials, and assets - the wisdom and future partners. For experience of our Reserve and is the example, he was able to members - to develop reserve's designated connect with the West coordinated systems to manager, providing the African Biodiversity and fight wildlife crime. lifesaving field teams Climate Change who trek into the forest (WABiCC) program, every day to observe and sponsored by USAID. protect bonobos. Vie These governmental and 2020 Equator Sauvage also supports non-governmental sustainable development relationships are critical Prize Awarded projects in the areas of for successful and timely agriculture, health, and transfers of confiscated How PASA Spends Your Bonobo Conservation education, including the chimps to member Donations Initiative (BCI) has establishment of the sanctuaries - and PASA's shared the following Djolu Technical College. voice is crucial to this information with ACE. Their holistic, integrated work, as we offer approach has served as a extensive insight from We are thrilled to model for the entire our members' decades of announce that Vie Bonobo Peace Forest, direct action in this area. Sauvage - our leading inspiring other local The PASA Staff partner in the Kokolopori communities to launch Gregg also attended a Bonobo Reserve - has their own conservation workshop addressing Some ACE members may won the 2020 Equator initiatives. wildlife trafficking in remember meeting Gregg Prize. The prize, awarded Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Tully, Lianne Crouthers by the United Nations Guinea, and Sierra Leone, and Pam Cunneyworth Development held in Freetown. More when they came to Programme, celebrates than 150 government Atlanta to share updates local community and officials from those with us in January 2019. indigenous peoples countries attended, as Another person working initiatives that advance well as Tacugama with PASA is Liz innovative nature-based Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Haseltine, who has solutions for conservation Photo by BCI Albert Lotana Lokasoia an Alliance member in and sustainable attended Bingo for Sierra Leone, and NGOs development. Vie Bonobos, and we hope Albert Lotana Lokasoia, that fight the wildlife Sauvage is one of ten Liz will come again. founder and president of trade. It provided an winners out of almost 600 Vie Sauvage, is a native opportunity to learn what applicants from around of Kokolopori. He has is already being done  the world. BCI represented the Djolu about wildlife trafficking nominated Vie Sauvage territory in the DRC in West Africa, what still in recognition of their parliament since 2011. needs to be done - and pioneering efforts on His dedication to his where PASA can help behalf of bonobos and home territory is bridge the gap. biodiversity. unparalleled; much of the

success of the Kokolopori Our new program Action Founded in 1999, Vie Bonobo Reserve is thanks for Chimpanzees, builds Sauvage is a local to his hard work and on relationships indigenous Congolese outstanding leadership. developed at both these organization dedicated to He shared, "It is a great gatherings to fight the promoting wildlife and pleasure for me and my burgeoning illegal forest conservation. Vie community to be honored chimpanzee trade in West Sauvage helped with the Equator Prize. It Africa. It was launched spearhead the creation of is an opportunity to in January 2020 and will the Kokolopori Bonobo The filmed encounter average, women score forms the core of de higher on empathy than Waal's book. De Waal men. An important strengthen and states that other species finding in their research is disseminate our have the capacity for that empathy emerges conservation model - one love, hate, fear, shame, early in life. rooted in our culture and guilt, joy, disgust and traditions - at a regional empathy as do humans. The author distinguishes level throughout the Darwin suggested in his between empathy and Bonobo Peace Forest, book The Expression of sympathy. Prior to using using Kokolopori Bonobo the Emotions in Man and the term empathy, Reserve as an anchor site. Animals that all primates empathy was embodied in This award will help have similar emotions to sympathy. Empathy support the new humans. There is an seeks information about generation of forest emotional continuum another and helps us to stewards of Kokolopori, between human and other understand their situation. educating them in how to Mama's Last Hug species. Our emotional Empathy can contribute use their traditional Animal Emotions and lives are shared with to a cooperative society in knowledge to foster other primates. which individuals can rainforest conservation." What They Tell Us count on one another. About Ourselves All emotions are mixed It has been our pleasure with knowledge. Some of the emotions to collaborate with Vie by Frans De Waal Emotions are never shared with primates Sauvage for the past simple and never separate include guilt, disgust, twenty years, co-creating from an evaluation of a gratitude, revenge, our vision for more A book review by situation. Apes are reconciliation, sustainable future and thinking beings who try forgiveness, and hope. bringing it to life. Their Barbara Cebula to understand every De Waal offers commitment is an problem they face. illustrations from his inspiration to us, to the Emotions are mental chimpanzee and primate other communities of the "Mama's Last Hug" starts states that make our observations of these Congo rainforest, and to with the death of Mama, a hearts beat faster, our shared emotions. De the world. Thank you, 59 year old chimpanzee skin change color, our Waal also describes Vie Sauvage, and matriarch at Burgers Zoo faces tremble, our chests primate behaviors, congratulations! in the Netherlands, who tighten, our voices rise, exhibiting guilt, shame, formed a deep bond with and our tears flow. and remorse. Remorse is Note: The Equator Prize biologist Jan van Hooff. usually exhibited by comes with an award of When Mama was dying, De Waal distinguishes primate subordinates $10,000 USD and an van Hooff took the between instincts and except in the case of opportunity to participate unusual and courageous emotions. Instincts are bonobos. Dominant in the policy dialog step of visiting her in her rigid and reflex-like bonobos seem to discussed at the IUCN night cage for a last hug. whereas emotions do not demonstrate guilt and World Conservation The encounter was an dictate specific behavior. remorse. Guilt urges us Congress in Marseille, absolute first. Millions "Emotion" senses things to make amends and France in June 2020. were very moved by the about the environment correct the harm we have ACE had an article in way Mama embraced van that individuals may not inflicted. It is a survival October 2018 newsletter Hooff with a big smile, be aware of. Emotions issue for social animals about Ashley Judd's while reassuring him by constitute a flexible who have a deep desire to support of this group and patting his neck. The response system superior belong and to be the Bonobo Peace Forest. gesture is typically to instincts. forgiven. considered human but in fact is shared by other When we feel what others De Waal also examines  primates. feel, we are getting close the will to power within to real empathy. On groups of chimpanzees and bonobos. The desire are also experienced by to control others is a humans. ACE Members driving force. Are paintings that many of the Chimpanzee males are De Waal also reviews gorillas and orangutans enormously driven to emotional intelligence Interesting produce for enrichment. reach the top. The most and sentience. Both People The first painting that she cooperative human humans and animals have purchased was "Inferno" enterprises such as large emotional intelligence. Our interesting members by Ivan; this was Sandra corporations and the Animal and human senses highlighted in this issue and Bob's first military have the best of fairness are similar as are Sandra and Bob introduction to Ivan the defined hierarchies. it leads to cooperation, Edwards. They have gorilla and his story. Chain of command beats keeping the group been active in ACE and democracy when decisive together and cohesive. Zoo Atlanta, and you will action is needed. Within smile when they share the chimpanzee De Waal argues that the their personal experiences community, controlling science regarding animals with the zoo's great apes. meat and its distribution is evolving from focusing is a method of wielding on behavior to examining power. As opposed to the emotions related to Sandra and Bob chimpanzees exhibiting animal behavior. Edwards violence, bonobo culture Emotions drive behavior is peaceful. There are far and infuse everything Sandra's love of primates photo by Sandra Edwards fewer incidents of killing with meaning. De Waal started during her "Inferno" by Ivan gorilla one another in bonobo predicts that the science childhood in Knoxville, with Bio and society. Bonobos are of emotions will be the Tennessee. She had Certificate of Authenticity generally glad to see next frontier in the study many opportunities to other members of of animal behavior. visit the Knoxville Zoo The Beastly Feast different groups and share while her father permitted Bob and Sandra their meat across Frans De Waal is a C.H. photographed the animals to purchase another territorial boundaries. Candler Professor in the for the promotion of the painting by Satu and Miri Bonobo brains have more Psychology Department Zoo's new habitats in and to win a private tour developed pathways to at Emory University and conjunction with the of the Primates with control aggressive Director of the Living Appalachian Zoological Charles Horton. This impulses. The female is Links Center at the Society. One of her tour enabled them to feel typically in charge of a Yerkes National Primate favorite photos from that a bond with several of the bonobo colony whereas a Research Center in time was of Sandra primates, such as seeing male is typically in Atlanta. In 2007, he was handing a peanut to an Ivan with his burlap bag charge of a chimpanzee named one of Time ape. so that he did not have to colony. (Mama was Magazine's 100 Most feel the ground when he considered the most Influential People. wanted to sit down. influential member of her chimpanzee colony.) Bonobos resolve power  issues with sex whereas chimpanzees resolve sexual issue with power. Power is a greater photo by Sandra Edwards obsession with males than That special moment females: the will to power however is not Once Sandra heard about restricted to males. a special art exhibit called Emotional and power "Apes in the Arts" photo by Sandra Edwards Ivan issues faced by primates (sponsored by ACE), she learned of the wonderful sitting on his burlap sack The behind the scenes view of the cognitive  research was eye- They also got to meet opening. (Madu does not Gingerbreads for Chantek face-to-face (not just understand that 2 + 2 too close) which was = 4; she comprehends the Redheads truly an awesome relationship of those Re-Scheduled experience. They got values in a sense perhaps photo by Sandra Edwards slightly closer to the very not yet quite understood.) Chantek for 2021 inquisitive two year old Our great Zoo is a life-

(at that time) Dumadi center for our City's Haunted gingerbread  who was staring intently people, a research and houses will be decorated at Sandra's shiny watch. conservation institution for Halloween in 2021. What an exciting day!! and a joyous celebrations Due to the COVID-19 of creation. situation, we felt this year would not be a good time to introduce our new fundraiser. Delaying this Did you know? activity for another year will give us more time to A deadly coronavirus plan and secure the photo by Sandra Edwards sweeps the world in the materials. If you would Inquisitive Dumadi worst pandemic since the like to work on the

Spanish Flu of 1918, committee, please let The Edwards won killing thousands and Vivienne Ferguson or another behind-the-scenes devastating the global Jane Barron know. tour which allowed them photo by Sandra Edwards economy. to share their love of Sandra and Bob orangutans with four of at 2019 Beastly Feast Climate change sets off a  their friends who devastating plague of thoroughly enjoyed Sandra and Bob have locusts in East Africa. watching Madu become more involved 2020 ACE Board demonstrate her through Beastly Feast Warmer temperatures, mathematical abilities Planning/Executive drought and deforestation President - Lori Kirkland while using a computer. Committees for several are reducing the ability of Vice President - Donna Remy, one of her many years. Sandra is also on tropical forests to absorb Mayer Todd Secretary - Jane Barron foster children, was doing the Leadership Council atmospheric carbon. his best to distract her as Treasurer - Susan Smith for the Zoo. any good child would do. Wells Fargo joins Board Members At Large: Sandra has had a long JPMorgan Chase, Barbara Cebula Bob's view of zoos time dream of Goldman Sachs, and Leslie Martin changed dramatically volunteering with more than a dozen other Gene Todd when he saw the Ford orphaned baby financial institutions in African Rainforest ape orangutans in Borneo. ruling out funding for oil Primary contact: habitat and could feel a and gas projects in the info@apeconservationeffort mature silverback's Sandra and Bob have not Arctic. .org mystic power; stillness in yet traveled to see any Fundraising events: a space that permits primates in the wild, but Earth acquires a new solitude. (Chantek, on fundraising@apeconservati are looking forward to moon the size of a car oneffort.org the other hand, could joining a trip with Tara called 2020CD3. convey the same mystical Stoinski and the Dian stillness in a crowd with Fossey Gorilla Fund to The items above were taken baby orangs capering Rwanda to see the from Sierra Magazine, May/June 2020. about.) Silverbacks.