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4. Infrastructure and development
Quarterly Report
Funders
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Second quarter 2022
Activities
→ Investigations carried out to find best location for borehole → Drill enclosure sliding door maintenance (Image 11) → Mandrill fallow land area moved (Image 12) → Chimpanzee electric fence and night den maintenance (Image 13) → Drill bamboo enrichment maintained and strengthened → Palm leaf shade for patas/tantalus improved and more bamboo ledges and structural enrichment placed below shade and within enclosure (Image 14-15) → Climbing frame set-up for the new baby chimpanzee arrival (Image 16)
Image 11. Repair of the broken sliding door in the drill enclosure Image 12. Moved the fence in the mandrill enclosure to section off an area which will grow wild for later use as enrichment
Image 13. Maintenance on fence in the chimp island to improve security Image 14. New palm frond shelter installed on the patas/tantalus enclosure
Quarterly Report
Second quarter 2022
Image 15. New structural bamboo enrichment installed within the patas/tantalus enclosure Image 16. New climbing structure built for young chimpanzee in rehabilitation
Objectives for next quarter
→ Begin drilling a borehole to provide a safe and reliable supply of water for the centre and our animals → Install new and more comfortable wood sleeping platforms for our chimpanzees and gorillas → Install new climbing and play structures in gorilla enclosure
