Friends of Bonobos
We provide rescue, sanctuary, and rewilding to endangered bonobos. We save the rainforest where bonobos live. We work with communities and the government to tackle the root causes of bonobo endangerment. We educate and raise awareness for bonobos and their plight locally and globally.
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Bonobos wading, eating, gathering food at Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary
Lola ya Bonobo is the only bonobo sanctuary and bonobo release site in the world. We save endangered bonobos and their rainforest home.
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What is a Bonobo?
Celebrate World Bonobo Day on February 14 by learning the many reasons to LOVE these gentle, endangered great apes.
Lola ya Bonobo is the only bonobo sanctuary and bonobo release site in the world. We save endangered bonobos and their rainforest home.
Connect with us!
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Friends of Bonobos of the Congo - Extended Version
Extended Version. Winner of the Boden International Film Festival (BIFF) Best Short Documentary
An introduction to bonobos and the conservation mission of Friends of Bonobos of the Congo, an environmental nonprofit rooted in the belief that love heals and that -- through education and opportunit...
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Morning Routine in the Nursery
Watch the morning routine of milk and baths for the little bonobos in the nursery at Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary. Featuring nursery manager Yvonne Vela. #Bonobos #EndangeredSpecies
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How to Make Bonobo Tea
How do you make bonobo tea? Suzy Kwetuenda, Coordinator of Bonobo Wellness and Sanctuary Hospitality at Lola ya Bonobo, shows how. Video by Leon Haberkorn for Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary. (English with English subtitles). Lola ya Bonobo is the only bonobo sanctuary and bonobo release site in the wor...
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Jean Claude's Story - Bonobo Caretaker at Lola ya Bonobo
Meet Jean Claude Nzumbi Belinda, a longtime bonobo caretaker at Lola ya Bonobo also known as Friends of Bonobos
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Education Programs at Friends of Bonobos
Education staff member Blaise Mbuaki of Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary describes the sanctuary's educational programming for schoolchildren and the importance of education for the long-term conservation of endangered bonobos. The video shows school children visiting the bonobo sanctuary near Kinshasa i...
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Bonobo Group Returns to the Wild
In March 2022, Friends of Bonobos of the Congo returned 14 bonobos to the wild in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's just the second time in history the endangered great ape has been rewilded, and both times by Friends of Bonobos. The conservation organization operates the world’s only bo...
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Friends of Bonobos of the Congo
Winner of the Boden International Film Festival (BIFF) Best Short Documentary
An introduction to bonobos and the conservation mission of Friends of Bonobos of the Congo, an environmental nonprofit rooted in the belief that love heals and that -- through education and opportunity -- we can change...
