Bulindi Chimpanzees

08/02/2026

This image showing 7 Bulindi males traversing a busy main road is a far cry from a natural forest environment where we imagine wild chimpanzees spend their lives. Yet in Bulindi and other areas in western Uganda, chimpanzee habitats have been transformed by human development and land use changes. This remarkable scene is a daily occurence at Bulindi.

To learn more, check out this article exploring how the Bulindi chimpanzees navigate roads: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.70000
Thanks as always to Friends of Chimps Born Free Foundation Jane Goodall Institut Schweiz Blair Drummond Safari Park for sponsoring long-term conservation and monitoring at Bulindi!

31/12/2025

25/12/2025

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27/09/2025

New Bulindi Babies Part 3 - A baby boy for Leila!

Like new mother Kabagenyi (see previous post), high ranking Leila also gave birth to baby boy in June. The baby is Leila's fourth offspring - and he's large and healthy!

Thank you to Born Free Foundation Jane Goodall Institut Schweiz Friends of Chimps Blair Drummond Safari Park Zoo Liberec for sponsoring our long-term monitoring and conservation of the unique chimpanzee groups in Uganda's Budongo-Bugoma corridor, including the amazing Bulindi chimps!

27/09/2025

New Bulindi Babies - A baby boy for Kabagenyi!

Kabagenyi is a young female who migrated to Bulindi in January 2023, when she was about 10 years old. We don't know her birth community, but she arrived from the direction of Budongo Forest to the north.

Kabagenyi gave birth to her first offspring in June this year. In August, the chimpanzees were affected by a severe flu outbreak. Kabagenyi's 2-month old infant became weak and we feared the worst. Happily, he pulled through and is now doing well.

Thank you to Born Free Foundation Jane Goodall Institut Schweiz Friends of Chimps Blair Drummond Safari Park Zoo Liberec for sponsoring our long-term monitoring and conservation of the unique chimpanzee communities in Uganda's Budongo-Bugoma corridor, including the amazing Bulindi chimps!

24/08/2025

NEW BULINDI BABIES! Part 1 - A baby girl for Lucia.

It's been a season of new arrivals for the Bulindi chimpanzees, with 3 of the community's 6 females giving birth in the last few months. A fourth female looks set to deliver in the next few weeks.

First was Lucia, who gave birth to a healthy female infant in April - the same month that she turned 9 years old. 9 years is exceptionally young for a female chimpanzee to give birth in the wild! Females in the wild usually deliver for the first time when they're about 13 to 15 years old.

Lucia is a natal Bulindi female, who never migrated to another community. It seems she became pregnant before she had a chance to leave Bulindi to look for other chimps!

Thank you to Born Free Foundation Jane Goodall Institut Schweiz Friends of Chimps Blair Drummond Safari Park Zoo Liberec, příspěvková organizace, for sponsoring our long-term monitoring and conservation of the unique chimpanzee communities living in Uganda's Budongo-Bugoma corridor, including the amazing Bulindi chimps!