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The population of the common chimpanzee is estimated to be between 1 to 2 million by most scientists
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Ham the Chimp was the first chimpanzee luanched into outerspace. Ham created nation wide awareness for chimpanzee population and conservation after he completed his 16 minute suborbital flight.
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The global population of chimpanzee's has declined by almost half from the beginning of the 20th century
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Gombe Stream National Park is formed in western Tanzania. The common chimpanzee is one of the many species that can be found there. Jane Goodall came here at a young age and studied chimpanzees.
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The Animal Welfare Act is enacted, which requires the ethical treatment of warm-blooded animals in research and exhibition in the US.
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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.
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CITES aims to ensure that internation trade in specimens of wild animals and plants, which includes the chimpanzee, does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild.
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The Jane Goodall Institute, a conservation organization dedicated to protecting endangered animals such as the chimpanzee, is founded in 1977.
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The Chimpanzee entered the 1996 IUCN Red List of species as "endangered".
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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.
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10,000 sq. mi. of Congo rainforest, one of the natural habitats of the common chimpanzee, is made a World Heritage Site, which means the location has either physical or spiritual importance and is protected by law from poaching and illegal logging