Richard Wrangham discusses doll play by chimpanzees at Kanyawara.
Kibale Chimpanzee Project
Research, conservation, and education
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Pan the Hunter
A serial killer torments Kanyawara’s monkeys.
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Killing by chimpanzees is not caused by human disturbance
A new study finds that adaptive strategies, not human impacts, best explain chimpanzee lethal aggression.
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Kanyawara chimpanzees enjoy low mortality risk
The Kanyawara community has grown slightly over the past 25 years, avoiding the worst impacts of human contact.
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Kibale isotope study in Proceedings B
Carbon and oxygen data from Kibale chimpanzees and associated fauna help to reconstruct ape and hominin habitats. See Dr. Sherry Nelson discuss this new research.
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New children’s book features Kibale primates
Artist Eric Losh has created a beautiful book featuring the primates of the Kibale Forest.
Research
The Kibale Chimpanzee Project, established by Dr. Richard Wrangham in 1987, is a long-term field study of the behavior, ecology, and physiology of wild chimpanzees. Our researchers and field staff conduct daily behavioral observations on a group of approximately 60…
Conservation
Despite Kibale National Park’s protected status, people still enter the forest illegally to poach animals and extract resources (e.g. logging, collecting firewood, burning wood for charcoal, gathering medicinal plants, grazing livestock). In Kibale, most poaching occurs on a small scale,…
Education
Kibale National Park is located in rural Uganda, where economic and educational opportunities are still quite limited. Because we work closely with the local community that makes up our field staff, and because community development is an essential component of…
Recent Blog Posts
Pan the Hunter
A serial killer torments Kanyawara’s monkeys.
Coverage of KCP’s Snare Removal Project
KCP’s anti-poaching collaboration with the Uganda Wildlife Authority has just been featured in The Guardian.
Mission
The Kibale Chimpanzee Project is dedicated to the conservation and welfare of chimpanzees and their habitats. We are committed to promoting long-term research on chimpanzees and their ecosystems, to further our understanding of primate diversity, conservation biology, and the evolution of the human condition. We also work with government agencies and international partners to improve the lives of people living near chimpanzees. These programs increase awareness of the benefits of protecting rainforests and their inhabitants, and help to increase income in local areas, to reduce the destruction of the rainforest.
