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Gibbon Conservation Center evolves into global leader over 50 years

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The Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita, California, has grown over 50 years from a small operation into a leading global institution for gibbon care and conservation. Founded by the late Alan Mootnick, a self-taught primatologist, the center now houses approximately 40 gibbons across five species, contributing to vital research on these critically endangered primates. Director Gabi Skollar continues Mootnick's mission, focusing on the well-being of the gibbons and sharing knowledge with conservationists worldwide. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jaimie Ding, The Associated Press ·

    A California house painter taught himself about gibbons 50 years ago — and now his center is a world-leading rescue facility

    The Gibbon Conservation Center cares for some 40 gibbons today, whose singing can sometimes be heard a mile away in the outskirts of Santa Clarita.

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