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About Me

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http://www.volunteersolutions.org/trident/org/6421193.html
IPPL's mission is to promote the conservation and protection of all nonhuman primates--including apes, monkeys, and lemurs--around the world. Our goal is to keep primates in their native habitat, where they belong.
Description:
The International Primate Protection League (IPPL) works to improve the lives of all primates, captive and wild. IPPL's activities include the following:
1) maintaining a sanctuary for rescued gibbons, the smallest of the apes, in Summerville, South Carolina;
2) cooperating with other pro-wildlife organizations on joint public-awareness campaigns regarding such issues as primate smuggling, abuse of primates as pets, and the bushmeat trade;
3) granting financial assistance for projects and programs overseas that target primates in their native countries;
4) offering logistical and advisory support for projects that benefit primates; and
5) conducting investigations of illegal international primate trafficking.
History:
IPPL was founded in 1973 by Dr. Shirley McGreal, then living in Thailand, who became concerned about the conditions of capture and transport of primates in that country. Since that time, IPPL has fought trafficking in nonhuman primates and worked internationally to improve conditions for captive animals. We have conducted many investigations of the illegal international trade in primates. As a result of IPPL's efforts, several smuggling itineraries (e.g., the smuggling of gibbons from Thailand through Singapore to the West) have been closed and several illicit animal traders (including Matthew Block and Walter Sensen) have been incarcerated. IPPL's investigative work has been recognized by the United Nations Environment Program, the Bellerive Foundation, and the Dutch Police League-Interpol Wildlife Crime Group.
Contact people:
Shirley McGreal, Chairwoman, (email this person)
Sharon Strong, Database Manager, (email this person)
Office fax number: (843) 871-7988
Address:
120 Primate Lane
Summerville, SC 29483
Web Site: IPPL
Donate: Make a difference.
Adoption: Adopt a gibbon.

My Interests

Clicking on any of these images will take you directly to the page where you can purchase them if you are interested or like what you see.
Hats- with IPPL's name and a chimp.
Notecards. Courtney, Igor, Arun Rangsi, and Don on the front.

A video starring IPPL's very own gibbons! (As seen on TV)

A book filled with information and vibrant images, all about primates.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in helping primates/other animals.

My Blog

Check this out!

http://www.veganthruhikers.com/ For a good cause!
Posted by IPPL on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:03:00 PST

Learn more?

want to learn more about each member of the IPPL family? Take a look (: http://ippl.org/sanctuary.html
Posted by IPPL on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:42:00 PST