The Sebitoli Chimpanzee Project now has 25 Ugandan assistants.
The team of chimpanzee research assistants: Emma, Joseph, Deo, Ibrahim, Wilson, Edward, Nelson and John.
For about ten years, their work consisted of locating and habituating chimpanzees in the Sebitoli community. Today, they are systematically collecting scientific data. Equipped with compass, binoculars and GPS, the assistants move as discreetly as possible in the forest so as not to frighten and disturb the wildlife. When the chimpanzees are located, the assistants identify them. They collect information about their behavior, their diet, their social relationships, their health. They usually work in pairs so as to be quiet and spread out over the chimpanzees' home range to optimize their location. Today, the team of field assistants has almost daily contact with the chimpanzees, both north and south of the road.
The team of trail cutters who maintain our 120 km of forest trails: Patrick, Ronald, Moses and Robert-Daglas.
The anti-poaching team: Clovice, Charles and Philip. Every day, the team patrols to identify illegal activities such as logging, wild pepper collection, but most importantly, they defuse snares that could mutilate chimpanzees and other animals in the Sebitoli forest.
The outreach team: Danila and the two Robert! They also record the video traps that allow them to identify the animal species present on the chimpanzees' territory and also the injuries that elephants, golden cats and chimpanzees suffer due to the traps...
Assistants such as Paul and John help the students in their data collection, a team maintains and monitors the effectiveness of the hive fences...
Not forgetting our precious station guard: Sulaiti!
The PCGS Board of Directors is composed of Sandrine Tauran, Sylvie Gadmer, Jérôme Gay, volunteers.
