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Animal Welfare Act
The Animal Welfare Act is enacted, which requires the ethical treatment of warm-blooded animals in research and exhibition in the US. -
Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Nixon, which asks for international help in preserving endangered species populations, including chimpanzees, across the world. -
Jane Goodall Institute founded
The Jane Goodall Institute, a conservation organization dedicated to protecting endangered animals such as the chimpanzee, is founded in 1977. -
IUCN Red List
The Chimpanzee entered the 1996 IUCN Red List of species as "endangered". -
CHIMP act
The CHIMP act is signed into law by President Clinton, which requires chimpanzees that have been used for biomedical research to be taken care of after serving their purpose.