On the edge of extinction: why western chimpanzees matter - photo essay

Western chimpanzees are on the brink of extinction, categorised by the IUCN as critically endangered. Photojournalist Roberto García Roa has been working with the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre in Guinea, one of the few international institutions trying to protect this group of apes, and the only one that releases rescued chimpanzees into the wild - a project now in dangerPepe is starting to be fond of school. He often struggles to stay focused, since engaging in rough-and-tumble play with his new peer, Michelle, is much more fun. This baby chimp belongs to the most endangered subspecies of chimpanzees - western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus).Pepe, a one-year-old baby chimp rescued from poaching by the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre, enjoying one of the school sessions in the forest. Continue reading...