The fates of 32 chimpanzees stranded in the shuttered Wildlife Waystation in the Angeles National Forest depend on raising the funds needed to build permanent new homes at sanctuaries willing to take them, officials said on Tuesday. A chimpanzees that still resides at the shuttered Wildlife Waystation hangs onto its enclosure on World Chimpanzee Day in the Angeles National Forest in Sylmar. AdvertisementThe fates of the chimpanzees are uncertain because reputable sanctuaries willing to take them lack the funding needed to give the animals permanent new homes, officials say. But the facility, just outside Los Angeles city limits, suffered extensive damage in the 2017 Creek Fire near Tujunga, followed by severe flooding two years later. A short while later, Waystation’s board of directors voted to close the facility and assist state Fish and Wildlife officials in finding new homes for its animals.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 15, 2020 13:03 UTC