IUCN SSC PRIMATE SPECIALIST GROUP

We work to disrupt the pet trade, helping authorities bring poachers to justice, and we return captured gibbons to the wild. If that's not possible, we give them the best possible life in captivity. Some of us work in zoos, or rescue and rehabilitation centres, making sure the gibbons are happy and healthy; working up close and personal with them helps us to better understand them and to protect their wild cousins... The SSA has also strengthened co-ordination among gibbon conservationists worldwide, sharing resources and knowledge to make their work more effective. We provide direct technical support to conservationists in the field (or rainforest!) - and we keep IUCN guidelines up to date... We provide a huge, free database of guidelines, action plans, reports, software and research tools, so gibbon experts the world over have access to the latest resources.

Primary location: Oxford United Kingdom