Greater Mahale Ecosystem Research and Conservation

Primate Research and Conservation in Western Tanzania

Our

"We strive to understand, conserve, and protect primates and their behavioural diversity in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem in Western Tanzania"

Chimpanzees are important in their own right; however they also serve as a key umbrella species for many other plants and animals.

By protecting chimpanzee habitat, we will protect functioning ecosystems and diversity of natural resources that bring value to people.

Follow our blog for news and updates on all the goings on of our projects, the wildlife and everything else here in the Issa Valley!

In October we wished safari njema to Frauke Olthoff (left photo, 2nd from left). Frauke was our lead chimpanzee researcher and project...

Anne-Sophie Crunchant's work on Issa chimpanzee calling behaviour, out in PeerJ! Read it here! !