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Stichting Apenheul (Apenheul Primate Park)

Zoological Garden

7313 HK Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Stichting Apenheul (Apenheul Primate Park) (Established 1971)
J.C. Wilslaan 31 , 7313 HK Apeldoorn , Gelderland 7313 HK Netherlands
Director: L.E.M. de Boer Phone: 31 (55) 3575700 Fax: 31 (55) 3575701 E-mail: office@apenheul.nl

Mission: To promote public awareness of the interdependence of all living things with an emphasis on tropical rain forest, and to further active support for the conservation of primates in he wild and their natural habitats.

Principal Research Programs: Conservation projects incl. natural habitats; Primate behavioral studies; International breeding programmes.

Training Opportunities: Primate keeper trainings

Number of Staff: Total (160); Full-time (60), Part-time (100)

Key Personnel: L. E. M. de Boer, Director E-mail:L.deboer@apenheul.nl; F.E.Rietkerk,Dep. director E-mail: f.rietkerk@apenheul.nl
W. Jens, Curator
B. Smit, Head Marketing/Education/Communication/Sales


Species Supported: "Lemur catta" (16); "Lemur rubriventer" (1); "Lemur variegatus rubra" (6); "Hapalemur griseus alaotrnesis" (2); "Pithecia pithecia" (6); "Alouatta caraya" (6); "Cebus capucinus" (5);"Cebus a. xanthosternos" (10); "Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis" (112); "Ateles fusciceps robustus" (7); "Ateles paniscus" (2); "Lagothrix lagotricha" (6); "Callimico goeldii" (5); "Callithrix geoffroyi" (2); "Callithrix pygmaeus" (3); "Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia" (8); "Leontopithecus rosalia chrysomelas" (4); "Saguinus imperator subgrisescens" (3); "Erythropithecus patas" (3); "Macaca sylvanus" (17); "Macaca silenus" (15); "Trachypithecus auratus auratus" (10); "Hylobates leucogenys" (5); "Gorilla gorilla gorilla" (10); "Eulemur macaco flavifrons" (2); "Callicebus moloch cupreus" (2); "Sagunius bicolor bicolor" (3); "Pan paniscus" (9); "Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus" (13);

Web Site: http://www.apenheul.nl/

Comments: Member of: Dutch Zoo Federation (NVD), European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), WOrld Association of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA). Participand in: European Endangered Species Programmes.

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2007-03-01

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