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Gibbon Conservation Center (formerly International Center for Gibbon Studies)

Center/Laboratory

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Gibbon Conservation Center (formerly International Center for Gibbon Studies) (Established 1976)
PO Box 800249 , Santa Clarita , California 91380 USA
Director: Alan Richard Mootnick Phone: 1 (661) 296-2737 Fax: 1 (661) 296-1237 E-mail: gibboncenter@earthlink.net
Affiliations: South East Asian Zoological Association (SEAZA)

Mission: Breeding, behavioral studies of gibbons in naturalistic enclosures; Educational tours of the facility; Assistance to rehabilitation programs for gibbons in South and Southeast Asia.

Principal Research Programs: Systematics of gibbons; Behavioral studies of gibbons; Captive breeding and captive management

Training Opportunities: Internships available

Financial Aid: Lodging provided

Number of Staff: 8

Key Personnel: Alan Mootnick, Director/Librarian, E-mail: gibboncenter@earthlink.net
Geri-Ann Galanti, Vice President, Phone: (310) 827-0937, E-mail: ggalanti@comcast.net
Howard Martin, Veterinarian,Phone: (818) 879-5363
Bjorn Merker, Director of Research, E-mail: gyr694c@tninet.se
Elaine Baker, Assistant Director of Research, Phone: (304) 696-2771, E-mail: bakere@marshall.edu
Lori Sheeran, Director of Conservation and Education, E-mail: SheeranL@cwu.edu
Erin Bell, Volunteer Coordinator, Phone: (661) 296-9495, E-mail: gibboncenter@earthlink.net
Patricia Dahle, Assistant to the Director,
Erin Bell, Facility Supervisor, Phone: (661) 296-9495

Species Supported: Hylobates agilis agilis; Hylobates moloch; Hylobates pileatus; Symphalangus syndactylus; Nomascus leucogenys leucogenys

Web Site: http://www.gibboncenter.org

Publications: Annual newsletter: The Gibbon's Voice

Entry created: 2001-07-17
Review requested: 2003-07-18
Entry last reviewed: 2006-07-25

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