When I lived in the Pacific Northwest, I had the opportunity to visit a special sanctuary in the small central Washington town of Cle Elum. Cle Elum is a quaint town that is probably best known for being in close proximity to Roslyn…the actual town where “Northern Exposure” was filmed in the 1990s. One day, while at a brewpub, I noticed a small flyer on the wall that advertised an event to benefit Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. I went home and looked up the organization. I was amazed that I had not heard of it prior, and incredibly impressed by the facility and the the expertise and caring of those involved. Read about how Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest was founded in this Seattle Times article.

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