Date opened | 1997 |
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Location | Fort Pierce, Florida Alamogordo, New Mexico United States |
Land area | 80 hectares (200 acres) |
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Number of animals | >287 |
Number of species | 4 recognised: troglodytes verus troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes schweinfurthii troglodytes vellerosus |
Website | Save The Chimps.org |
Save the Chimps is a publicly financed 501(c)(3)nonprofit American animal sanctuary specializing in the care of chimpanzees. The organization utilizes two separate locations: a temporary sanctuary within a former biomedical research lab located in Alamogordo, New Mexico and a 200-acre (81 ha) chimpanzee-centric facility located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The sanctuary accommodates more than 250 chimpanzees.[1]