$20M expansion opens at La. chimp sanctuary
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... The door opened and a group of 14 chimpanzees, led by Pierre, walked through a tunnel and into an open space complete with forested areas. The chimps are getting their first look at the $20 million expansion of Chimp Haven, a national nonprofit sanctuary in Keithville, Louisiana, for chimps formerly used in research. Some of the 14 chimpanzees in Pierre’s group came from the Alamogordo Primate Fa...