Protecting the rarest of the great apes
Fascinated by bonobos since her childhood, primatologist Jo Thompson has dedicated more than a decade to conserving them in their natural habitat. In 1992, she initiated a programme of research and conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite years of often violent political unrest in the DRC, this project survived.
"It’s the bonobos that took me to the DRC, but they’re not the only thing that keeps me going back.”
Now that the situation is more stable, Thompson is rebuilding her field base and expanding her conservation efforts.
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Greatest hope for ape conservation
Jo Thompson is inventing new ways to ensure bonobos and humans can live happily in the Congo Basin
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Dr Jo Thompson
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation
P. O. Box 1284
La Grande, CO 97850-6284
United States
