A group of 23 chimpanzees previously used in biomedical experiments at the Alamogordo Primate Facility will be released to a sanctuary.

After years of tireless advocacy work, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has agreed to let 23 chimpanzees kept in a ...

Retired lab chimpanzees housed in a New Mexico facility are headed for greener pastures in an animal sanctuary next spring.

The retired research chimpanzees, which had previously been deemed too frail to move, will be relocated to a Louisiana ...

Some of the chimpanzees rushed to show their cranes to others. Sara Soda, a chimp known for her taste in art, thoroughly ...

NIH's goal has been to move as many as possible to Chimp Haven. Primates at Chimp Haven generally live in larger social ...

Federal officials said Friday the planned retirement of a "significant number" of the animals' caretakers prompted the move.

"Given this uncertainty, NIH has determined that the best course of action for the welfare of all these chimpanzees is to relocate them to the federal sanctuary at Chimp Haven.” Agency ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The National Institutes of Health decided to relocate nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees ...

Retired research chimps from New Mexico are moving to Chimp Haven, the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary, in Louisiana. The National Institutes of Health confirmed to the Associated Press on ...

"Given this uncertainty, NIH has determined that the best course of action for the welfare of all these chimpanzees is to relocate them to the federal sanctuary at Chimp Haven.” Agency ...

NIH’s goal has been to move as many as possible to Chimp Haven. Primates at Chimp Haven generally live in larger social groups than is typical in research facilities. They also can have access ...