Chimpanzees of Rubondo Island

Josephine Nadezda Msindai obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences from King’s College London (2005), an MSc in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University (2008) and a PhD in Anthropology from University College London (2018). The Chimpanzees of Rubondo Island is based on her doctoral work at UCL that included almost two years of field research in Tanzania.Volker Sommer is Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at UCL,UK. He obtained his PhD in Anthropology at Göttingen University (1985) and has conducted extensive primatological field studies in India (since 1981), Thailand (since 1984) and Nigeria (since 1999).

• Introduction1 Creating a Wilderness. The Making of an Island National Park2 The Founder's Odyssey. Captured, Caged, Released3 Rubondo Island. Weather, Forests, Wildlife, Humans4 Bound to be Wild. Sociality and Ranging5 Embedded. Mastering a New Environment6 Apes in the Anthropocene. Lessons from a Maverick Release?BibliographyAppendix: Publications about Rubondo Island, Its History and Wildlife

"This book undeniably supplements the existing literature on chimpanzee behavioural variation, adding new reports on another—if rather unusual—chimpanzee community. The book not only encompasses the history of the island and its nonhuman inhabitants but leaves you wanting to know much more about them and their future." - Harmonie Klein in International Journal of Primatology"The authors set the stage for research with unprecedently thorough background information. [...] It is admirably readable, almost 'un-put-downable.' [...] The book should have a profound effect on anyone seeking to follow suit with a translocation but also is relevant for the burgeoning number of chimpanzee sanctuaries. Rubondo was arguably the most successful and best-studied nonhuman primate translocation and thus deserves a wide readership. Even if you cannot afford to buy it, make sure that your institution’s library does so!" - William C. McGrew in International Journal of Primatology