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Chimpanzee Sanctuary was established in 1998,
when 19 orphaned chimpanzees rescued from poaching
were relocated from the Uganda Wildlife Education
centre and the smaller Isinga Island in Queen
Elizabeth National Park.
The sanctuary
exists to provide the best facilities and care
to captive chimpanzees. Ngamba was chosen as a
sanctuary because it was formerly uninhabited
and its rain forest environment is almost identical
to that of wild chimpanzees, with more than 50
plant species known to be utilized by free-ranging
chimps in Uganda represented. The sanctuary is
supported by Uganda Wildlife Education Center,
Born Free Foundation, Jane Goodall Institute,
among others.
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