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Erin went to Central Washington University as an undergrad, never knowing that the famous chimpanzee Washoe and her family were on campus at that time. She has since returned to be a caregiver at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest and couldn’t be happier!ĭr. Following her time at CWU, Jenna began working as a full-time chimpanzee caregiver at Center for Great Apes in Florida. During her graduate program, Jenna also completed an internship at Fauna Foundation in Canada. Jenna began interning at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in 2019 when she moved to Washington for the Primate Behavior MS program at Central Washington University. Jenna interned at two AZA-accredited facilities before stumbling on a wildlife medicine internship at a small sanctuary in Arizona, called Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, where she discovered her passion for wildlife rehabilitation and working within a sanctuary setting. During her final semester of college she completed an internship at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, which led her to realize that she wanted to switch career paths and pursue working with animals. Jenna completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona in 2018. serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Primate Behavior & Ecology Program at Central Washington University and as a member of the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance steering committee. In his current role as Co-Director, he also oversees finances and human resources. was responsible for overseeing the care of the chimpanzees at CSNW and also designed and built many improvements to the facility, including Young’s Hill, the chimps’ 2-acre habitat. In his initial role as Director of Operations, J.B. has worked in the fields of construction and farm animal welfare. In addition to his experience with chimpanzees, J.B. He went on to work for the Fauna Foundation, the first sanctuary to rescue HIV-infected chimpanzees. Upon learning about the plight of chimpanzees in laboratories, J.B.’s focus quickly turned from research to advocacy. His initial fascination with ape language studies led him to the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute at Central Washington University, where he would later earn his MS in Primate Behavior. Mulcahy began working with chimpanzees in 1998.

Thank you for your interest in meeting the chimpanzees! Learn other ways you can help.J.B.

We know there are so many amazing people who wish to visit in person, and we're sorry that we simply cannot accommodate everyone.īecause not everyone will be able to visit the sanctuary, we go above and beyond by share the lives of the chimpanzees (and the cattle sometimes too!) through stories, photos, and videos every single day on the blog.

#CHIMPSNW ORG REGISTRATION#

We emailed a private online registration form to donors in early June who had made a $100 or more donation in the past 18 months, and the small number of summer visit days filled up immediately. Not so great news if you are reading this now - all visit days are currently full. Great news! We will be resuming our small visitor program this summer (2023). However, we do want to provide a chance for current donors, for a small registration fee, to come see the sanctuary they support in person, while respecting the limits of our small staff and commitment to not disrupting the lives of the chimpanzees in a negative way. Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is NOT open to the public and, as a sanctuary with a focus on the direct care of the sanctuary residents, we do not wish to be 'open' on a regular basis.

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