[:de]Am 5. Juni ist Internationaler Tag der Umwelt[:en]World Wildlife Day[:]

[:de]In Erinnerung an die Eröffnung der Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen zum Schutz der Umwelt am 5. Juni 1972 in Stockholm haben die Vereinten Nationen und vier Jahre später auch die Bundesrepublik Deutschland den 5. Juni zum jährlichen „Tag der Umwelt“ erklärt.

Mit unterschiedlichen Veranstaltungen, Aktionen und Maßnahmen wird an diesem Tag global ökologische Courage gefördert. Weltweit beteiligen sich rund 150 Staaten an diesem World Environment Day, der das Bewusstsein dafür stärken soll, dass es vor allem der Mensch selbst ist, der die Vielfalt und Stabilität der Umwelt bedroht.

Der diesjährige Weltumwelttag steht unter dem Motto „Stadt. Land. Leben. – Umwelt macht Zukunft“.[:en]Following on from World Wildlife Day on the 5. June, we wanted to share a few our chimpanzee stories.

Zambian Game Ranges confiscated Donna from an animal dealer who was offering her for sale for US$300. She arrived at Chimfunshi in September 1985, a very weak 1-year-old infant, and was suffering from malnutrition and severe dehydration. Despite her poor condition she regained her health quickly and was able to be introduced to the other chimps in a matter of weeks.

Donna was very fearful and aggressive towards humans, which was a clear indication that she must have been badly treated by her captors. It took many months for her aggression to disappear and she was a difficult chimp for a long time afterwards. Donna eventually integrated well with the other chimps and socialized well with them. Donna began to exhibit good bush skills on her daily walks into the bush, particularly when it came to foraging.

Today, Donna is a protective mum to Debbie who was born in December 2001, and live happily in enclosure 2.[:]