In 1983 Sheila and her husband took on their first orphaned chimp. Each chimp that came here had a story and a name. They haven’t taken any new chimps for six years because they don’t have enough resources to handle more.
But the thing is, there are tons and tons of baby and adolescent chimps that have been born on the property and will never be released. None of the chimps here could ever be released into the wild. Chimpanzees live 40-60 years and every time they let a chimp breed they are adding just another dependent to their system.