Education & Primatology
Maintained by the Wisconsin Primate Research Center Library at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Primate Info Net provides a wide range or information on non-human primates including fact sheets, publications, news and media resources, and career opportunities in Primatology.
Primate Info Net's job posting board where organizations with positions available or individuals seeking positions may list postings.
Maintained by the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and the Washington National Primate Research Center, this database includes primatology related scientific literature, spanning all formats, from the 1940s to present.
Searchable listing of job and internship opportunities by members of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.
Originally funded by the National Science Foundation, this organization provides primate biomaterials to researchers in order to stimulate and facilitate research in primate genetics.
Professional Organizations in Primatology and Related Fields
Society whose members include both scientific primatologists and those who wish to support the field. Includes information on grants, conservation, research, and current issues in primatology.
World's leading organization for physical anthropologists. Site includes information on finding funding, research, and career opportunities in Physical Anthropology.
Non-profit scientific society, with open membership. Contains information on films, research, resources and funding for those studying animal behavior.
The International Primatological Society focuses their efforts and funding on primate research, conservation, education, and the treatment of captive primates.
Primatology Field Schools
Central Washington University's study abroad program in Huangshan, China. Students are enrolled in three classes; one each in Anthropology, Psychology and Biology, while gaining hands-on experience studying habituted Tibetan macaques.
Ape Websites and Conservation Organizations
Directory of information such as demographics, maps, photographs and research pertaining to chimpanzee, gorilla and bonobo field research sites in Africa.
Non-profit organization working to conserve the lives and habitat of bonobos in the Congo Basin.
The Task Force aims to eliminate the illegal bushmeat trade. Their primary goals are to gather and share information and to educate nations, organizations, scientists and individuals.
A British charity which works in cooperation with the Cameroon government to maintain the Mvog-Betsi Zoo and Mefou National Park in Cameroon, which provide homes to a variety of primate species.
Not-for-profit foundation founded by Dian Fossey in 1978 which continues its dedication to gorilla conservation and research.
The non-profit organization, closely connected with the Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute, which not only cares for Washoe's family but also works towards education and research to improve all human and non-human relationships.
Non-profit facility in Santa Clarita, California dedicated to research and conservation of gibbons, as well as public and professional education.
The main goal of this site is to provide information about gibbons. It contains links to gibbon research sites, publications, films, and video and audio recordings.
Grass-roots non-profit organization aimed at protecting all endangered primate species. The IPPL also maintains a gibbon sanctuary in South Carolina.
Jane Goodall's non-profit organization created over thirty years ago to conserve primate land, educate the public, promote the well-being of captive and free-living primates, and expand non-invasive research on chimpanzees.
Non-profit organization, founded by Dr. Birute Galdikas, dedicated to the conservation of wild orangutans and their habitats.
The world's oldest and largest global environmental network, including government officials, organizations and volunteer scientists worldwide. The IUCN's Red List assesses the conservation status of species, providing taxonomic and distribution information of species, along with their conservation status, ranging from "Not Evaluated" to "Extinct."
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