Dear Chimp&See-ers,
A lot has happened in just 2 short months!
We had an amazing 10-year anniversary where people have since been posting their locations on our map. Add your name and location here if you haven’t done so yet! https://padlet.com/arandjel/chimp-see-map-remrx1p29h0w49ly.
That ended with a treasure hunt. If you missed it, you can still participate here https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/sassydumbledore/chimp-and-see/talk/2279/3651975?comment=5993624&page=1
We also completed our Sunlit Ruins and Black Rock sites!
At Sunlit Ruins we identified 15 new chimps and we are just about wrapping up chimp matching at Black Rock and we will for sure hit 1000 identified chimps by the end of this year!
Also at Sunlit Ruins, we identified our first Black-bellied Pangolin ever at Chimp&See. (Well, it's just a tail, but that was enough to confirm the identity!) Can you spot it in the photo below? https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/sassydumbledore/chimp-and-see/talk/2181/3585743
We also have published two new papers using Chimp&See data in the last months!
Kazaba et al (2025) Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Indicate Mammalian Abundance Across Broad Spatial Scales https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.71000 used Chimp&See species annotations to show that chimpanzees make great indicators of mammalian abundance in forest.
Tuyisingizeet et al (2025) Complex Variation in Afrotropical Mammal Communities with Human Impact https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.71331 used Chimp&See species identifications to show that human impact is really a big driver for species diversity and richness, even when an area is protected.
Both of these papers came out of modelling workshops held in Rwanda and Cote d’Ivoire for African scientists, and we are so pleased that we could contribute our data to the project!
We are just about to wrap up the Prismatic Expanse site. We have already found Okapi (and have even been matching them thanks to our moderator Libby’s efforts!). And we found melanistic honey badgers that may or may not be the elusive black ratel! 😯
We know it's summer time, but come and help us finish up the last 2000 videos and then…on to the next new site!
With thanks,
Mimi & the Chimp&See team
