Chimfunshi Wildlife Trust

En route, we discovered Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in northern Zambia. It is one of the oldest and largest chimpanzee sanctuaries in the world. It is home to more than 150 chimpanzees and numerous wildlife species on more than 10,000 hectares of forested land on the banks of the Kafue River in the Copperbelt region.

The chimpanzees come to Chimfunshi from all over the world after being rescued from poachers, from amusement parks, or from private keepers.

While David’s curiosity regarding Chimps was momentarily satiated, I felt disgusted by humanity’s capacity for cruelty and deeply discouraged that places such as Chimfunshi need to exist at all! Loathsome, disconnected, repulsive humans!Read more