Good News LA: Chimp Haven (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Keithville, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-02-16
Duration: 00:04:39
Subjects: Health | Wildlife | Animals | Chimpanzees | Chimp Haven (Keithville, La.)
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Jackson, Raven Interviewee
- Garbarino, Jordan Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 16, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s visit to Chimp Haven in Keithville, the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary. Her report focuses on Chimp Haven’s use of human technologies, electrocardiograms (EKG) and echocardiograms, to monitor the cardiovascular health of the chimpanzees. She interviews Dr. Raven Jackson, the director of veterinary care, and Jordan Garbarino, the positive reinforcement training supervisor. This segment is a part of the “Good News Louisiana” series.