Adopt a chimp

Eugene Cussons of Nelspruit is the latest animal man to be a hit with millions of Amercian television viewers. He has an invitation to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show. This follows from his Animal Planet TV 13-part series "Escape to Chimp Eden" which started in the US in April. The channel has commissioned a second series of 20 programmes, to be shown from October. South Africans will see the first season's shows from November. Animal Planet assigned a permanent crew to film developments at the Jane Goodall Institute's Chimp Eden and to accompany him on rescue missions. Eugene also appeared on The Today Show, America's favourite TV breakfast show. He's bowled over Martha Stewart, Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O`Donnell. The good-looking Eugene aims to save a species that scientists predict will be extinct within eight years if there is no intervention. Chimpanzees are an endangered species. Eugene wants to build similar projects to Chimp Eden where chimps still live wild, like Gabon and Kabinda province in Angola. You can help Eugene's mission by adopting a chimp at Chimp Eden. It is not too late to make a difference.