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Founded by Claudine André in 1994, Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Since 2002, the sanctuary has been located just south of the suburb of Kimwenza at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lola ya Bonobo means 'paradise for bonobos' in Lingala, the main language of Kinshasa. Lola ya Bonobo is home to about 60 bonobos who live in 30 hectares of primary forest. Lola ya Bonobo is a member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance.

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  • Founded by Claudine André in 1994, Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Since 2002, the sanctuary has been located just south of the suburb of Kimwenza at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lola ya Bonobo means 'paradise for bonobos' in Lingala, the main language of Kinshasa. Lola ya Bonobo is home to about 60 bonobos who live in 30 hectares of primary forest. Lola ya Bonobo is a member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance. Typically, bonobos arrive as young infants. The bushmeat trade in the Congo area sees hundreds of bonobos killed each year for meat. The infants are sold as pets. When confiscated, these young bonobos are taken to Lola ya Bonobo. They start a new life at the sanctuary with close care from a substitute human mother, but are usually quickly ready to be integrated into a peer group, and shortly afterwards into one of the large, mixed-age social groups. Although the bonobos are captive, they live in an environment similar to the wild. They can forage among dozens of edible plants and fruiting trees, compete for mating opportunities, and learn to avoid dangers such as stepping on venomous snakes just as they would in the wild. As a result, the bonobos at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary, living in their forested microcosm, show all the naturally occurring behaviors observed in wild bonobos (in fact, they actually display some behaviors such as tool use that have not been observed in the wild). Because of the living conditions provided, the sanctuary can play a critical role by demonstrating the level of humane treatment that captive apes deserve. The sanctuary also protects wild bonobos since it triggers the enforcement of domestic and international conservation laws aimed at preventing the trade in live bonobos. The sanctuary also acts as a mouthpiece for conservation efforts in DRC by educating thousands of Congolese visitors each year about the value of Congo's natural history, in particular the bonobo – their unique Congolese inheritance. (en)
  • Lola ya bonobo, « le paradis des bonobos », est un sanctuaire créé par Claudine André dans le but de recueillir et de sauver des bébés bonobos victimes du braconnage, et, à terme, de les réintroduire dans une réserve naturelle. Il se situe sur la commune de Mont-Ngafula, au sud de Kinshasa, dans la vallée de la Lukaya, en République démocratique du Congo. (fr)
  • Fundado por Claudine André em 1994, Lola ya Bonobo é o único santuário do mundo para bonobos órfãos. Está situado perto da capital da República Democrática do Congo, Quinxassa. (pt)
  • Lola ya Bonobo är ett viltreservat i Kinshasa, 19 km söder om stadens centrum. (sv)
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  • Lola ya bonobo, « le paradis des bonobos », est un sanctuaire créé par Claudine André dans le but de recueillir et de sauver des bébés bonobos victimes du braconnage, et, à terme, de les réintroduire dans une réserve naturelle. Il se situe sur la commune de Mont-Ngafula, au sud de Kinshasa, dans la vallée de la Lukaya, en République démocratique du Congo. (fr)
  • Fundado por Claudine André em 1994, Lola ya Bonobo é o único santuário do mundo para bonobos órfãos. Está situado perto da capital da República Democrática do Congo, Quinxassa. (pt)
  • Lola ya Bonobo är ett viltreservat i Kinshasa, 19 km söder om stadens centrum. (sv)
  • Founded by Claudine André in 1994, Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos. Since 2002, the sanctuary has been located just south of the suburb of Kimwenza at the Petites Chutes de la Lukaya, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lola ya Bonobo means 'paradise for bonobos' in Lingala, the main language of Kinshasa. Lola ya Bonobo is home to about 60 bonobos who live in 30 hectares of primary forest. Lola ya Bonobo is a member of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance. (en)
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