Sheila Siddle, whose fateful decision to save a badly injured chimpanzee in 1983 led to the creation of the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia, will conduct a brief speaking tour in the United States in May. Siddle, 78, will appear at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago on May 15, then make subsequent...

The Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage will mark its 25th anniversary with a special logo and merchandise designed to commemorate a milestone of one of Africa’s most successful chimpanzee sanctuaries. Chimfunshi was founded in 1983 when a dying infant chimpanzee was brought to the cattle farm of David and...

Seeking to honor Africa ’s next generation of wildlife leaders, the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) today announced the creation of the PASA Siddle-Marsden Award, which will be given annually to the PASA sanctuary staff member that best exemplifies a commitment to primates, a commitment to conservation...